Northern naked-tailed armadillo vs Species code: Rt

Cabassous centralis compared with Ruppia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Species code: Rt is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Species code: Rt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasypodidae	Ruppiaceae
Genus	Cabassous	Ruppia
Species	Cabassous centralis	Ruppia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Rt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Species code: Rt
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Species code: Rt

Habitat

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