Tolypeutinae
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Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillo
in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following three extant genera:Kuntinaru
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 three extant genera:Kuntinaru
Kuntinaru
Kuntinaru is an extinct genus of tolypeutine dasypodid armadillo which existed in Bolivia, during the late Oligocene . It is known from the holotype MNHN-SAL 1024, skull missing the apex of the rostrum and the paratype MNHN-SAL 3, second skull missing the apex of the rostrum, recovered from the...
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- Priodontes
- TolypeutesTolypeutesThe genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to South America, mostly Brazil.- Species :There are two recognized species:* Tolypeutes matacus – Southern Three-banded Armadillo...