Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest 1804)

[Dasypus] villosus Desmarest 1804, Tabl. Meth. Hist. Nat., in: Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Vol. 24: 28.

Type Locality: Argentina, Buenos Aires, "Les Pampas" south of Río de la Plata between 35° and 36° south (Azara, 1801:164).

Vernacular Names: Big Hairy Armadillo.

Synonyms: Chaetophractus octocinctus (Molina 1782); Chaetophractus pilosus (Larrañaga 1923) .

Distribution: Gran Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina south to Santa Cruz, Argentina, and Magallanes, Chile.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).