Chacoan Peccary vs purple dropseed

Catagonus wagneri compared with Sporobolus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while purple dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	purple dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Sporobolus purpurascens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

purple dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	purple dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purple dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.