Chacoan Peccary vs Horsetail

Catagonus wagneri compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Equisetum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.