Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Margay

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Leopardus wiedii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasypodidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cabassous	Leopardus
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.