Chacoan Peccary vs wire crabgrass

Catagonus wagneri compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	wire crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 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.