Chacoan Peccary vs top paspalum

Catagonus wagneri compared with Paspalum plicatulum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while top paspalum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	top paspalum
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	Paspalum
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Paspalum plicatulum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

top paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	top paspalum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

top paspalum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.