Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Pectis

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasypodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cabassous	Pectis
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.