Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Devil's backbone

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Kalanchoe
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Devil's backbone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.