Chacoan Peccary vs sweet tanglehead

Catagonus wagneri compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	sweet tanglehead
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	Heteropogon
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.