Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs smooth heliotrope

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Heliotropium curassavicum

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while smooth heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	smooth heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Heliotropium
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Heliotropium curassavicum

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

smooth heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.