Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Nectogale elegans

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Elegant Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasypodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cabassous	Nectogale
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.