Chacoan Peccary vs false pepperwort

Catagonus wagneri compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Marsilea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.