Chacoan Peccary vs long yam

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Dioscorea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.