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Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus
Desmarest, 1804
Peludo
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Order: Cingulata
Class: Mammalia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status: Least Concern

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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsPeludo (Chaetophractus villosus)27/08/2023Aluminé Sangorrín
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsPeludo (Chaetophractus villosus)27/08/2023Aluminé Sangorrín
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)23/11/2020Susana Gomez
BirdsChimango (Daptrius chimango)02/01/2020Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
MammalsComadreja Overa (Didelphis albiventris)18/10/2014Mauricio Alberto Lescano
MammalsZorro Gris Pampeano (Lycalopex gymnocerca)01/05/2009Mariano Costa
MammalsZorro Gris Pampeano (Lycalopex gymnocerca)01/05/2009Mariano Costa



Number of Photography: 187

Foto
Photography ID: 662964
  Adult
Cerro Policía
Río Negro
Argentina
01/24/2022
Fernando Garbe
Foto
Photography ID: 659855
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lanín
Neuquén
Argentina
04/03/2025
Jorgelina Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 658934
  Adult
Saavedra
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/20/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 658856
  Adult
Saavedra
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/20/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 658504
  Adult
Cañuelas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/01/2025
Gustavo Pascuas
Foto
Photography ID: 642329
  Adult
Catriel
Río Negro
Argentina
05/02/2025
Sandra Contreras



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Number of Films: 5





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Number of Records: 474



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243357415/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénQuemquemtreu1Nicolas Olejnik
242464828/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural Tandil - Azucena, Tandil3Liliana Rubilar Puerta
241499711/01/202612:19ArgentinaRío NegroRuta Provincial 801Mariano Costa
241327708/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural a Laguna La Salada, Benito Juárez1Liliana Rubilar Puerta
240776330/12/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino al Club de Pesca Saavedra, Saavedra1Diego Oscar
241566923/12/2025ArgentinaSanta CruzReserva Provincial Cabo VirgenesHernán Tolosa
240087018/12/202519:30ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar2Marcelo Gavensky
240066517/12/202520:17ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrarMarcelo Gavensky
239973812/12/202510:38ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino sin nombrar1Santiago Juan Torres
238308008/11/202509:16ArgentinaSanta CruzCamino sin nombrar1Sebastián Alvarado
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Large Hairy Armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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