Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Chinaroot

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Smilax
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.