Chacoan Peccary vs Nodding Yucca

Catagonus wagneri compared with Yucca cernua

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Yucca
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Nodding Yucca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nodding Yucca

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.