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--> ORDER CINGULATA
--> FAMILY Dasypodidae
--> SUBFAMILY Euphractinae
--> GENUS Chaetophractus
SPECIES Chaetophractus villosus
Author: | Desmarest, 1804. | Citation: | Tabl. Meth. Hist. Nat., in Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., 24: 28. | Common Name: | Big Hairy Armadillo | Type Locality: | Argentina, Buenos Aires, "Les Pampas" south of Río de la Plata between 35° and 36° south (Azara, 1801:164). | Distribution: | Gran Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina south to Santa Cruz, Argentina, and Magallanes, Chile. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | |
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