Chacoan Peccary vs Shingle Flatsedge

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Shingle Flatsedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Cyperus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Shingle Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), 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.