Chacoan Peccary vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Catagonus wagneri compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Botrychium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.