Chacoan Peccary vs Field Foxtail

Catagonus wagneri compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Field Foxtail
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	Alopecurus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, 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.