Chacoan Peccary vs Highwater Grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Highwater Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Highwater Grass
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	Sporobolus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, 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.