Chacoan Peccary vs prairie cup grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while prairie cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	prairie cup grass
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	Eriochloa
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	prairie cup grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie cup grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.