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Chaetophractus[1] 
Big Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae Subfamily: Euphractinae Genus: Chaetophractus
Fitzinger, 1871Species - C. vellerosus
- C. villosus
- C. nationi
Chaetophractus is a small genus of armadillos in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following three species:
- Screaming Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus vellerosus
- Big Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
- Andean Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus nationi
Members of the genus are endemic to the continent of South America. They are found in the central and southern countries such as Argentina Bolivia, Chile, and Paraguay.
References
- ^ Gardner, Alfred (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 96. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
Extant Cingulata (Armadillos) species by subfamily Dasypodinae Euphractinae ChaetophractusTolypeutinae Category
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