Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Hedgehog arion

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Arion intermedius

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Hedgehog arion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dasypodidae	Arionidae
Genus	Cabassous	Arion
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Arion intermedius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, 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.