Chacoan Peccary vs Morass Cabbage Palm

Catagonus wagneri compared with Roystonea princeps

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Morass Cabbage Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Morass Cabbage Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Roystonea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Roystonea princeps

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Morass Cabbage Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Morass Cabbage Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Morass Cabbage Palm

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.