Greater naked-tailed armadillo vs Water yam

Cabassous tatouay compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Greater naked-tailed armadillo is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater naked-tailed armadillo	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Dioscorea
Species	Cabassous tatouay	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).