Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Fishtail Cup

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Gyromitra
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.