Tolypeutes

Tolypeutes
Southern three-banded armadillo
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Cingulata
Family:	Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily:	Tolypeutinae
Genus:	TolypeutesIlliger, 1811
Tolypeutes tricinctusLinnaeus, 1758
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The genus Tolypeutes contains the two species of three-banded armadillos. They are restricted to open and semi-open habitats in South America.

Of the several armadillo genera, only Tolypeutes rely heavily on their armor for protection. When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball. Other armadillo species cannot roll up because they have too many plates. This species is endangered due to hunting and deforestation of its native Brazilian habitat. They lack the ability to dig burrows like their competitors, instead relying on abandoned ones. Deforestation is a critical concern because it reduces available burrows, leaving them exposed to predators and human activity.

There are two recognized species:

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804)	Southern three-banded armadillo	northern Argentina, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia
	Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)	Brazilian three-banded armadillo	Brazil

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• Deem, Sharon L., et al. “Health Assessment of Free-Ranging Three-Banded (Tolypeutes Matacus) and Nine-Banded (Dasypus Novemcinctus) Armadillos in the Gran Chaco, Bolivia.” Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, vol. 40, no. 2, American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 2009, pp. 245–56, https://doi.org/10.1638/2007-0120.1.

• Video of a three-banded armadillo rolling itself into a ball

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