Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Forest Num-num

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Carissa
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.