Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Tiny Earthstar

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Geastrum minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Tiny Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Cabassous	Geastrum
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Geastrum minimum

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Tiny Earthstar

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). 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.