Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Macroscelidea (Macroscelidea)
Family	Dasypodidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Cabassous	Rhynchocyon
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as 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.