Dasypodidae
Seven-banded Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
Dasypus septemcinctus, the seven-banded armadillo, is a long-nosed armadillo with distinct anatomy and unique brain traits useful for research.
Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
This is a profile of the nine-banded armadillo covering its physical traits, habitat, expanding range, reproduction, and ecological impacts.
Southern Three-banded Armadillo
Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804)
Tolypeutes matacus, the southern three-banded armadillo, is a small South American armadillo that can roll into a complete defensive ball.
Giant Armadillo
Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792)
Priodontes maximus, the giant armadillo, is the largest living armadillo, found across much of northern South America east of the Andes.
Pichi
Zaedyus pichiy (Desmarest, 1804)
Zaedyus pichiy, the pichi, is a small armadillo from southern South America that lives in arid and semiarid steppe grasslands with sandy soil.
Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a description of the six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus), covering its anatomy, range, behavior, and reproduction.
Large Hairy Armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804)
Chaetophractus villosus, the big hairy armadillo, is a widespread, well-adapted armadillo species found across parts of South America.
Screaming Hairy Armadillo
Chaetophractus vellerosus (Gray, 1865)
Chaetophractus vellerosus, the screaming hairy armadillo, is a small burrowing armadillo found in arid parts of central South America.
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