Alectryon vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cabassous centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cabassous
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cabassous centralis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.