Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Malayan-sword

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Aglaonema simplex

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Malayan-sword is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Araceae
Genus	Cabassous	Aglaonema
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.