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Chaetophractus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cingulata

Subfamily
  
Euphractinae

Higher classification
  
Euphractinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Chlamyphoridae

Scientific name
  
Chaetophractus

Rank
  
Genus

Chaetophractus wwwfaunaparaguaycomChaetophractus20villosus20

Mass
  
Big hairy armadillo: 3.7 kg

Gestation period
  
Big hairy armadillo: 69 days

Lower classifications
  
Big hairy armadillo, Screaming hairy armadillo, Andean hairy armadillo

Big hairy armadillo chaetophractus villosus


Chaetophractus is a small genus of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae. It contains the following three species:

Contents

  • 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.

    Chaetophractus Large hairy armadillo photo Chaetophractus villosus G51418 ARKive

    Jardim zool gico tatu peludo chaetophractus villosus


    Chaetophractus Genus Chaetophractus

    Chaetophractus CalPhotos Chaetophractus vellerosus Piche Lloron

    Chaetophractus Larger hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus ZooChat

    Chaetophractus Chaetophractus vellerosus Screaming Hairy Armadillo

    References

    Chaetophractus Wikipedia