Back مدرع منقب مدملك Arabic مدرع منقب مدملك ARZ Warkundol (Calyptophractus retusus) AVK Calyptophractus retusus Bulgarian Armadillo de Burmeister Catalan Calyptophractus retusus CEB Pláštník velký Czech Burmeister-Gürtelmull German Calyptophractus retusus Spanish Calyptophractus retusus Basque
| Greater fairy armadillo[1] | |
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| Holotype published by Hermann Burmeister | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
| Subfamily: | Chlamyphorinae |
| Genus: | Calyptophractus Fitzinger, 1871 |
| Species: | C. retusus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptophractus retusus (Burmeister, 1863)
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| Greater fairy armadillo range | |
The greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus), also known as Burmeister's armadillo or the Chacoan fairy armadillo, is a species of armadillo in the family Chlamyphoridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and persecution.[2] It is the only species in the genus Calyptophractus.[1]
- ^ a b Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Cingulata". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Cuellar, E.; Meritt, D.A.; Delsuc, F.; Superina, M.; Abba, A.M. (2014). "Calyptophractus retusus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T4703A47439036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T4703A47439036.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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