Chacoan Peccary vs Elastic grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Eragrostis tenuifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Elastic grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Elastic grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tayassuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Eragrostis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Eragrostis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Elastic grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Elastic grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.