Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs maquei

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasypodidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Cabassous	Aristotelia
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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.