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Southern Three-banded Armadillo

Tolypeutes matacus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 7, February 5, March 7, April 5, May 8, June 14, July 9, August 3, September 2, October 4, November 4, December 1.
Argentina69
Paraguay33
Chaco29
BOQUERON18
Formosa17
United States13
New Mexico13
Córdoba13
Santiago del Estero10
Bolivia10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderArmadillos · Cingulata
FamilyShort-nosed Armadillos · Chlamyphoridae
GenusThree-banded Armadillos · Tolypeutes

Sources

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