Greater fairy armadillo
Species of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus), also known as Burmeister's armadillo or the Chacoan fairy armadillo, is a species of armadillo in the family Chlamyphoridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and persecution.[2] It is the only species in the genus Calyptophractus.[1]
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Greater fairy armadillo[1] | |
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Holotype published by Hermann Burmeister | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
Subfamily: | Chlamyphorinae |
Genus: | Calyptophractus Fitzinger, 1871 |
Species: | C. retusus |
Binomial name | |
Calyptophractus retusus (Burmeister, 1863) | |
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