Devil's backbone vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Cabassous centralis

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Crassulaceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Cabassous
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Cabassous centralis

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela