Chacoan Peccary vs Thatching grass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Thatching 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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.