Chacoan Peccary vs amor-do-campo

Catagonus wagneri compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tayassuidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Desmodium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	amor-do-campo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.