Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Flea

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dasypodidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Cabassous	Ctenocephalides
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.