Chacoan Peccary vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Potamogeton
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.