Northern naked-tailed armadillo vs Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Cabassous centralis compared with Chiropodomys calamianensis

Key Differences

• Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Dasypodidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cabassous	Chiropodomys
Species	Cabassous centralis	Chiropodomys calamianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern naked-tailed armadillo and Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern naked-tailed armadillo	Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Palawan Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.