Chacoan peccary

Chacoan peccary

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tayassuidae
Genus : Catagonus

Facts about the genus Catagonus, the Chacoan peccary

Although still widely distributed through its limited geographical range, the Chacoan peccary is now seriously threatened. (Full text)

DESCRIPTION: The coat of a Chacoan peccary is bristly with the color being either a brown/grey or "speckled charcoal," and it features long guard hairs that combine with its coat. (Full text)

Description:The Chacoan Peccary is from South America. (Full text)

The story of the Chacoan peccary is an amazing one. (Full text)

Geographic Range Catagonus wagneri, more commonly known as the Chacoan peccary, is endemic to the South American countries of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Southern Brazil (McDonald Website). (Full text)

The Chacoan Peccary is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

1996 - 2004: Endangered (Criteria: A1acde, B1+2bde, E) (IUCN 2004) Countries Where the Chacoan Peccary Is Currently Found: (Full text)

The chacoan peccary is considered to be the most primitive of the living forms, resembling the extinct form, Platygonus. (Full text)

The Chacoan peccary is the largest of three different types of peccaries, weighing in at about 45 kilograms (100 pounds). (Full text)

Catagonus is classified as endangered by IUCN and on appendix I of CITES; Pecari and Tayassu are listed on appendix II of CITES (Full text)

The Chacoan Peccary is the largest of the three known living species of peccary. (Full text)