Chacoan Peccary vs Doum Palm

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hyphaene compressa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Hyphaene
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hyphaene compressa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Doum Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.