Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Shadowed Waxcap

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Shadowed Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasypodidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cabassous	Hygrocybe
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Hygrocybe phaeococcinea

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Shadowed Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shadowed Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.