Chacoan Peccary vs limestone fern

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.