Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs rough bindweed

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Smilax
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.