Blue-winged Teal vs Chacoan Peccary

Spatula discors compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Blue-winged Teal is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-winged Teal	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Anatidae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Spatula	Catagonus
Species	Spatula discors	Catagonus wagneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-winged Teal and Chacoan Peccary share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blue-winged Teal

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-winged Teal	Chacoan Peccary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-winged Teal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-winged Teal

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.