Chacoan Peccary vs Throat botfly

Catagonus wagneri compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Peccary is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Peccary	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tayassuidae	Oestridae
Genus	Catagonus	Gasterophilus
Species	Catagonus wagneri	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Peccary	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Peccary

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.