Chacoan Peccary vs Fly marsh elder

Catagonus wagneri compared with Iva cheiranthifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Fly marsh elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Fly marsh elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Iva
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Iva cheiranthifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Fly marsh elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Fly marsh elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fly marsh elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.