Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Plum pine

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Podocarpus elatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Plum pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dasypodidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Podocarpus
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Podocarpus elatus

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in 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.