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Encyclopedia > Pink fairy armadillo
Pink Fairy Armadillo[1]

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Subfamily: Euphractinae
Genus: Chlamyphorus
Harlan, 1825
Species: C. truncatus
Binomial name
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Harlan, 1825

The Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or Pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell). It is approximately 90-115 mm (3½-4½") long excluding the tail, and is pale rose or pink in color. It is found in central Argentina where it inhabits dry grasslands and sandy plains with thorn bushes and cacti. It has the ability to bury itself completely in a matter of seconds if frightened. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1594x872, 439 KB) Original caption: Gürtelmaus, Chlamydophorus truncatus Harl. ... The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... Near Threatened (NT) is an conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa which may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and can be found here. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in... Genera Chlamyphorus Cabassous Chaetophractus Dasypus Euphractus Priodontes Tolypeutes Zaedyus This page is about the animal. ... Genera Chlamyphorus Cabassous Chaetophractus Dasypus Euphractus Priodontes Tolypeutes Zaedyus Armadillos are any of several small mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell. ... Richard Harlan (September 19, 1796 - September 30, 1843) was an American naturalist, zoologist, physicist and paleontologist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Richard Harlan (September 19, 1796 - September 30, 1843) was an American naturalist, zoologist, physicist and paleontologist. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification. ... Families Pampatheriidae (prehistoric) Glyptodontidae (prehistoric) Dasypodidae Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a bony armor shell. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in female mammary glands and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex region in... The hierarchy of scientific classification In biological classification, family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is a rank, or a taxon in that rank. ... Genera Chlamyphorus Cabassous Chaetophractus Dasypus Euphractus Priodontes Tolypeutes Zaedyus Armadillos are any of several small mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Rose is the color that is defined in color theory as being the color halfway between red and magenta (specifically, that shade of magenta which is identical with the web color fuchsia)) on the color wheel; thus it is a pure color wheel chroma. ... The use of the word pink as a color first occurred in the 17th century to describe the light red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. ... This article is about the desert plant. ...


The Pink Fairy Armadillo burrows small holes near ant colonies in dry dirt. It feeds mainly on ants and ant larvae near its burrow. Occasionally it feeds on worms, snails, insects and larvae, or various plant and root material. Subfamilies Aenictogitoninae Agroecomyrmecinae Amblyoponinae (incl. ... A larval insect A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ...


References

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  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 96. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Superina et al (2006). Chlamyphorus truncatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened

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External links

  • Species profile from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Genus Chlamyphorus - Armadillo Online
  • Chlamyphorus truncatus page of the Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (Spanish)

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Pink Fairy Armadillo--Ashley Whorton (1754 words)
The study of the pink fairy may be beneficial to the Society for the Conservation similar to the research of the ruffed lemur by Yael Wyner found at http://www.ology.amnh.org/genetics/aroundtheworld/pages/lemur.html.
Since the pink fairy does not do well in captivity, the longest life of a captive pink fairy being four years, it may be beneficial to determine if it could be moved somewhere where agriculture, spreading civilization and predation by domestic dogs would not interfere with its survival.
The pink fairy armadillo is a vertebrate mammal.
Texas Armadillo (1675 words)
Armadillos are stout, short-legged animals with strong, curved claws and protective coverings of pinkish to brown armour.
It is four months in one of the nine-banded armadillos (D. novemcinctus), not including a delay of several months between fertilization of the egg and its implantation in the wall of the uterus.
Armadillos range in size from the tiny pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus), which is only 16 cm long and weighs about 100 g, to the giant armadillo (Priodontes giganteus), a 25-kg animal that can reach 1.5 m in length.
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