Greater fairy armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater fairy armadillo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calyptophractus retusus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Chlamyphoridae

Where does the greater fairy armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater fairy armadillo in 1 country or territory across South America.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the greater fairy armadillo endangered?

The greater fairy armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater fairy armadillo?

The greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Chlamyphoridae, genus Calyptophractus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater fairy armadillo

The greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus), also known as Burmeister's armadillo or the Chacoan fairy armadillo, is a species of armadillo in the family Chlamyphoridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and persecution.

It is the only species in the genus Calyptophractus. And one of the two fairy armadillos (Chlamyphorinae), the other being the pink fairy armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater fairy armadillo (revision 1356370287), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q968416 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).