Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Devil's Bit

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Ruellia
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Devil's Bit
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 Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.