Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Corn

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Zea mays

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasypodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cabassous	Zea
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Zea mays

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.