Chacoan Peccary vs foothill flat sedge

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while foothill flat sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	foothill flat sedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cyperus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	foothill flat sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), 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.