Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Cabassous chacoensis compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Cingulata (Cingulata)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Dasypodidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cabassous	Ictidomys
Species	Cabassous chacoensis	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.