Chacoan Peccary vs Slender Cyperus

Catagonus wagneri compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Slender Cyperus
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 distans

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), 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.