Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Irish Major

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasypodidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Cabassous	Oxycera
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.