Chacoan Peccary vs Streamside Swordfern

Catagonus wagneri compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Nephrolepis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.