Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Waved Pincertail

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasypodidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Cabassous	Onychogomphus
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.