species
Armadillos
species
ARMADILLOS

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Northern Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous centralis)

Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous chacoensis)

Cerrado Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous squamicaudis)

Greater Naked-Tailed Armadillo  (Cabassous tatouay)

Amazon Naked-Tailed Armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus)

Greater Fairy Armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus)

Screaming Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus)

Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus)

Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)

Greater Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus beniensis)

Western Andean Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus fenestratus) – formerly part of D. novemcinctus

Guianan Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus guianensis) – formerly part of D. novemcinctus

Southern Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus hybridus) – now considered a subspecies of D. septemcinctus

Greater Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus kappleri)

Yungas Lesser Long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus mazzai)

Mexican Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus mexicanus) – formerly part of D. novemcinctus

Southern nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) – split into 4 species, the description will be updated soon!

Greater Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus pastasae)

Hairy Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus pilosus)

Northern Long-Nosed Armadillo (Dasypus sabanicola)

Seven-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus)

Six-Banded Armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)

Brazilian Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus)

Pichi (Zaedyus pichiy)

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