Tolypeutes

Tolypeutes

Southern Three-banded Armadillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Dasypodidae
Genus:	Tolypeutes Illiger, 1811
Species
See text

The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to open and semi-open habitats in South America.

Of the several armadillo genera, only Tolypeutes rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball. Other armadillo species cannot roll up because they have too many plates.

Species

There are two recognized species:^[1]

Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804) – southern three-banded armadillo
Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Brazilian three-banded armadillo

References

↑ "Tolypeutes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 March 2011.

Extant Cingulata (Armadillos) species by subfamily

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Infraclass Eutheria
Superorder Xenarthra

Dasypodinae

Dasypus	Southern long-nosed armadillo (D. hybridus) Greater long-nosed armadillo (D. kappleri) Nine-banded armadillo (D. novemcinctus) Hairy long-nosed armadillo (D. pilosus) Llanos long-nosed armadillo (D. sabanicola) Seven-banded armadillo (D. septemcinctus) Yepes's mulita (Dasypus yepesi)

Euphractinae

Calyptophractus	Greater fairy armadillo (C. retusus)

Chaetophractus	Andean hairy armadillo (C. nationi) Screaming hairy armadillo (C. vellerosus) Big hairy armadillo (C. villosus)

Chlamyphorus	Pink fairy armadillo (C. truncatus)

Euphractus	Six-banded armadillo (E. sexcinctus)

Zaedyus	Pichi (Z. pichiy)

Tolypeutinae

Cabassous	Northern naked-tailed armadillo (C. centralis) Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo (C. chacoensis) Greater naked-tailed armadillo (C. tatouay) Southern naked-tailed armadillo (C. unicinctus)

Priodontes	Giant armadillo (P. maximus)

Tolypeutes	Southern three-banded armadillo (T. matacus) Brazilian three-banded armadillo (T. tricinctus)

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