| Chaetophractus[1] | |
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| Big hairy armadillo (C. villosus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Euphractinae |
| Genus: | Chaetophractus Fitzinger, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| Dasypus villosus Desmarest, 1804 | |
| Species | |
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Chaetophractus is a smallgenus ofarmadillos in the familyChlamyphoridae. It contains the following three species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chaetophractus vellerosus | Screaming hairy armadillo | Central and southern parts of South America |
 | Chaetophractus villosus | Big hairy armadillo | The Pampas and Patagonia as far south as Santa Cruz, Argentina and Magallanes, Chile |
 | Chaetophractus nationi | Andean hairy armadillo | Bolivia, in the region of the Puna; the departments of Oruro, La Paz, and Cochabamba, Bolivia and northern Chile |
Members of the genus areendemic to the continent of South America. They are found in the central and southern countries such asArgentina,Bolivia,Chile, andParaguay.
Chaetophractus nationi is probably a junior synonym ofChaetophractus vellerosus and the genusChatophractus may be paraphyletic.[2][3]
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