Chacoan Peccary vs Thatch Palm

Catagonus wagneri compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Coccothrinax
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Thatch Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

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

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.