Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cabassous chacoensis
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Tolypeutidae

Where does the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo in 1 country or territory across South America.

Argentina

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo endangered?

The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo?

The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Tolypeutidae, genus Cabassous. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo

The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) is a species of South American armadillo.

It is the smallest of the naked-tailed armadillos, having an average head-body length of 30 cm (12 in), while the other species range from 32 to 46 cm (13 to 18 in). They also have smaller ears than the other species, and their ears also have a distinctive fleshy expansion on the forward edge that other species lack.

As its name suggests, the Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is found in the Gran Chaco region of western Paraguay and north-central Argentina. It may also be found in Bolivia, and possibly Brazil. Within this region, it is more likely to be found in semi-arid, rather than humid, habitats, typically inhabiting open thorn forest and scrub.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (revision 1314215027), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764906 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).