Chacoan Peccary vs Water spangles

Catagonus wagneri compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Salvinia
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), 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.