Chacoan Peccary vs Fern Palm

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cycas
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.