Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Florida arrowroot

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Zamia
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida arrowroot

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.