Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Cutnut

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Barringtonia
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cutnut

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.