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Chaetophractus


Chaetophractus[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Subfamily: Euphractinae
Genus: Chaetophractus
Fitzinger, 1871
Species

Chaetophractus is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following species:

  • Screaming Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus vellerosus
  • Big Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
  • Andean Hairy Armadillo, Chaetophractus nationi

References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 96. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 

 
 
 

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