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Screaming Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus vellerosus

Photo by carol.peters
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Field Notes

Description:

AKA little hairy armadillo. Found in dry brushy habitat next to the Río Huasi.

Notes:

photos by Charles Vollum

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Screaming Hairy Armadillo

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
carol.peters
Also possible it's Dasypus yepesi because it was found in the Salta province -- "A seventh species, Yepes's mulita (D. yepesi) has been proposed based on some specimens from the Jujuy and Salta provinces of Argentina, but to date insufficient taxonomic data exists to confirm the existence of these animals as a distinct species."
carol.peters
Not sure if it's a 3-banded or a 9-banded. If a 3-banded, then Tolypeutes tricinctus.
michaeladamsparks
I have no idea...I haven't ever seen one with so much hair either.
alicelongmartin
Wow, he has a lot more hair than mine in the States. Thanks for sharing.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2011

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