Chacoan Peccary vs Kangaroo grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Themeda quadrivalvis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Kangaroo grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Kangaroo 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	Themeda
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Themeda quadrivalvis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Kangaroo grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Kangaroo grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kangaroo grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), 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.