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Chaetophractus villosus (big hairy armadillo)

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Chaetophractus villosus was named by Desmarest (1804). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. vallerosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest
2010Chaetophractus villosus Soibelzon et al. p. 452

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyEuphractinaeWinge 1923
tribeEuphractiniWinge 1923
genusChaetophractusFitzinger 1871
speciesvillosusDesmarest 1804

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 [big hairy armadillo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available