chilte vs Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Cabassous tatouay

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Greater naked-tailed armadillo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Cabassous
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Cabassous tatouay

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Greater naked-tailed armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.