It is hard to guess what a Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo weights. But we have the answer:
An adult Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis) on average weights 1.49 kg (3.28 lbs).
The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is from the family Dasypodidae (genus: Cabassous). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 41.6 cm (1′ 5″).
As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.
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.Little is known of its biology and behaviour, although it is known to be nocturnal, and an active burrower. They feed primarily on ants and termites. They have been reported to make a grunting call, and to give birth to a single young at a time.
Animals of the same family as a Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo
We found other animals of the Dasypodidae family:
- Southern naked-tailed armadillo bringing 4.06 kilos (8.95 lbs) to the scale
- Llanos long-nosed armadillo bringing 1.15 kilos (2.54 lbs) to the scale
- Screaming hairy armadillo with a weight of 930 grams
- Northern naked-tailed armadillo bringing 3.74 kilos (8.25 lbs) to the scale
- Greater fairy armadillo with a weight of 129 grams
- Pichi bringing 1.49 kilos (3.28 lbs) to the scale
- Greater fairy armadillo with a weight of 130 grams
- Greater long-nosed armadillo bringing 9.7 kilos (21.38 lbs) to the scale
- Giant armadillo bringing 41.33 kilos (91.12 lbs) to the scale
- Seven-banded armadillo bringing 1.53 kilos (3.37 lbs) to the scale
Animals with the same weight as a Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo
As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Cabassous chacoensis:
- Angolan talapoin with a weight of 1.25 kilos (2.76 lbs)
- Back-striped weasel with a weight of 1.5 kilos (3.31 lbs)
- Rufous hare-wallaby with a weight of 1.41 kilos (3.11 lbs)
- Eastern cottontail with a weight of 1.21 kilos (2.67 lbs)
- European rabbit with a weight of 1.59 kilos (3.51 lbs)
- Northern olingo with a weight of 1.2 kilos (2.65 lbs)
- Indian giant flying squirrel with a weight of 1.68 kilos (3.7 lbs)
- African savanna hare with a weight of 1.76 kilos (3.88 lbs)
- Greater grison with a weight of 1.4 kilos (3.09 lbs)
- Greater glider with a weight of 1.26 kilos (2.78 lbs)