Chacoan Peccary vs Narrow swordfern

Catagonus wagneri compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Nephrolepis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.