Chacoan Peccary vs Giant arrowhead

Catagonus wagneri compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Catagonus	Sagittaria
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.