Chacoan Peccary vs Hortle's whipray

Catagonus wagneri compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Tayassuidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Catagonus	Pateobatis
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Peccary and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray

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.