Cabassous
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Cabassous is a genus of armadillo
Armadillo
Armadillos are New World placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. Dasypodidae is the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. The word armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one"...

 in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following species:
  • Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo
    The Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo is a species of armadillo. It is found from Chiapas in southern Mexico to western Colombia, northwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela, at altitudes from sea level to 3000 m...

    , Cabassous centralis
  • Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo
    The Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo is a species of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It is found in Argentina, Paraguay, and possibly Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss....

    , Cabassous chacoensis
  • Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo
    The Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus, is a small species of armadillo from South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil....

    , Cabassous unicinctus
  • Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
    The Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous tatouay, is an armadillo species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.-References:*...

    , Cabassous tatouay
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