Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs chilte

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Cnidoscolus
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

Habitat

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

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

The Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species in the genus Cabassous. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.