Chacoan Peccary vs Water yam

Catagonus wagneri compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Catagonus	Dioscorea
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.