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Hairy and Pygmy Armadillos
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Hairy and Pygmy Armadillos

Euphractinae

Euphractinae is an armadillo subfamily in the family Chlamyphoridae.

Euphractinae are known for having a well developed osteoderm that has large cavities filled with adipose tissue, and more hair follicles with well developed sebaceous glands in comparison to the Dasypodidae sub family. These are believed to be evolutionary adaptations in the Euphractinae to support it in the cooler climate that it usually lives in.

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4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Hairy Armadillos

genusChaetophractus

Euphractus

genusEuphractus

Zaedyus

genusZaedyus

Dasyphractus

genusDasyphractus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 846218.