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Southern Three-banded Armadillo

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iSouthern Three-banded Armadillo
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Conservation status

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Genus: Tolypeutes
Species: T. matacus
Binomial name
Tolypeutes matacus
(Desmarest, 1804)

The Southern Three-banded Armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus, is an armadillo species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.

[edit] References

  • Abba et al (2006). Tolypeutes matacus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
  • Infonatura
  • Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 98-99. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
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