Chlamyphoridae

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Chlamyphoridae is a family of modern armadillos that includes several burrowing, armored species found primarily in South America.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Chlamyphoridae canonical 2
Chlamyphorinae 1
Chlamyphoroidea 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armadillo family
taxonomic family
characterizedBy bony armor
burrowing lifestyle
class Mammalia
commonName chlamyphorid armadillos
describedAs family of modern armadillos
diet insectivorous
omnivorous
distinguishedFrom Dasypodidae
distribution primarily South America
hasMember giant armadillo
greater fairy armadillo
hairy armadillos
pichi armadillo
pink fairy armadillo
screaming hairy armadillo
six-banded armadillo
three-banded armadillos
includesGenus Cabassous
Calyptophractus
Chaetophractus
Chlamyphorus
Euphractus
Priodontes
Tolypeutes
Zaedyus
includesSpecies Cabassous centralis
linked to: Cabassous

Cabassous chacoensis
linked to: Cabassous

Cabassous tatouay
linked to: Cabassous

Cabassous unicinctus
linked to: Cabassous

Calyptophractus retusus
linked to: Calyptophractus

Chaetophractus vellerosus
linked to: Chaetophractus

Chaetophractus villosus
linked to: Chaetophractus

Chlamyphorus truncatus
linked to: Chlamyphorus

Euphractus sexcinctus
linked to: Euphractus

Priodontes maximus
linked to: Priodontes

Tolypeutes matacus
linked to: Tolypeutes

Tolypeutes tricinctus
linked to: Tolypeutes

Zaedyus pichiy
includesSubfamily Chlamyphorinae
linked to: Chlamyphoridae

Euphractinae
Tolypeutinae
kingdom Animalia
locomotion fossorial
nativeTo South America
order Cingulata
phylum Chordata
skeletonFeature dermal armor plates
superfamily Chlamyphoroidea
linked to: Chlamyphoridae
taxonRank family
timePeriod extant

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xenarthra hasLivingFamilies Chlamyphoridae
Chlamyphoridae superfamily Chlamyphoroidea
linked to: Chlamyphoridae
Chlamyphoridae includesSubfamily Chlamyphorinae
linked to: Chlamyphoridae
Cingulata includes Chlamyphoridae