Chacoan Peccary vs sweet grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Panicum schinzii

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while sweet grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	sweet 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	Panicum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Panicum schinzii

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

sweet grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	sweet grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.