Genus of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans
Tolypeutes
Southern three-banded armadillo
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Cingulata
Family:
Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:
Tolypeutinae
Genus:
Tolypeutes Illiger, 1811
Type species
Tolypeutes tricinctus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species
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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. This species is endangered due to hunting and deforestation of its native Brazilian habitat. They lack the ability to dig burrows like their competitors, instead relying on abandoned ones. Deforestation is a critical concern because it reduces available burrows, leaving them exposed to predators and human activity.
several armadillo genera, only Tolypeutes rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up...
naked-tailed armadillos Genus Cabassous Genus †Kuntinaru Genus Priodontes Genus Tolypeutes Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Cingulata". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M...
(Erinaceidae) exhibit the ability to conglobate. Armadillos in the genus Tolypeutes (South American three-banded armadillos) are able to roll into a defensive...
language group, of South America USS Mataco (AT-86), an American ship Tolypeutes matacus, known in Portuguese as mataco, a species of armadillo Matacoan...
armadillos): four species Genus Priodontes (giant armadillo): one species Genus Tolypeutes (three-banded armadillos): two species The following classification is...
armadillos. It contains the following genera: Cabassous †Kuntinaru Priodontes Tolypeutes †Vetelia Tolypeutinae is the sister group of Chlamyphorinae, the fairy...
December 2019. "PF deflagra Tolypeutes e mira em propina nas obras da Linha 4 do Metrô do Rio" [Police launch Operation Tolypeutes targeting bribes of Rio...
extends north to the southern US, and the southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus). The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphrous truncatus), is found...
Cabassous – naked-tailed armadillos Genus Priodontes – giant armadillo Genus Tolypeutes – three-banded armadillos Family Dasypodidae Genus Dasypus – long-nosed...
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