Pichi
Species of mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the animal. For the plant, see Fabiana imbricata. For the language, see Pichinglis.
The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy), dwarf armadillo or pygmy armadillo is an armadillo native to Argentina. It is the only living member of the genus Zaedyus,[2] and the only armadillo to hibernate. Fossil remains from the Cerro Azul Formation indicate this species had already evolved during the late Miocene epoch.[3]
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Pichi | |
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Model at Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cingulata |
Family: | Chlamyphoridae |
Subfamily: | Euphractinae |
Genus: | Zaedyus Ameghino, 1889 |
Species: | Z. pichiy |
Binomial name | |
Zaedyus pichiy Desmarest, 1804 | |
Range of Zaedyus pichiy | |
Synonyms | |
Dasypus minutus Desmarest, 1822 |
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