Chacoan Peccary vs Nimblewill

Catagonus wagneri compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Nimblewill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tayassuidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Catagonus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Nimblewill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nimblewill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.