Chacoan Peccary vs cotton aphid

Catagonus wagneri compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	cotton aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Tayassuidae	Aphididae
Genus	Catagonus	Aphis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Aphis gossypii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and cotton aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

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.