Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Foxtail

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Amaranthus
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.