Chacoan Peccary vs Thrips

Catagonus wagneri compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Tayassuidae	Thripidae
Genus	Catagonus	Thrips
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.