Chaetophractus

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The list of species of Chaetophractus genus

Chaetophractus is a small genus of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae known as hairy armadillos.

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 nationi is probably a junior synonym of Chaetophractus vellerosus and the genus Chatophractus may be paraphyletic.

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The list of species of Chaetophractus genus

Chaetophractus is a small genus of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae known as hairy armadillos.

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 nationi is probably a junior synonym of Chaetophractus vellerosus and the genus Chatophractus may be paraphyletic.

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Screaming Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus vellerosus

The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus ) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo. It is a burrowing armadillo found in the central and southern parts of...

Big hairy armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

The big hairy armadillo or large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus ) is one of the largest and most numerous armadillos in South America. It lives from sea level to altitudes of up to 1,300 meters across the southern portion of South America,...

Andean hairy armadillo

Chaetophractus nationi

The Andean hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus nationi ) is an armadillo found mainly in Bolivia, in the region of the Puna; the departments of Oruro, La Paz, and Cochabamba (Gardner, 1993). Nowark (1991) describes it as distributed in Bolivia and...