Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Cabassous centralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family same	Dasypodidae	Dasypodidae
Genus same	Cabassous	Cabassous
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Cabassous centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Northern naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cabassous.

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

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.