Pink fairy armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the pink fairy armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pink fairy armadillo in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Argentina.

Argentina

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 pink fairy armadillo endangered?

The pink 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 pink fairy armadillo?

The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Euphractidae, genus Chlamyphorus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pink fairy armadillo

The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) is the smallest species of armadillo, first described by Richard Harlan in 1825. The pink fairy armadillo is 90–115 mm (3.5–4.5 in) long, and typically weighs about 120 g (4.2 oz). This solitary, desert-adapted animal is endemic to the deserts and scrub lands of central Argentina. The pink fairy armadillo is closely related to the only other fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorinae), the greater fairy armadillo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pink fairy armadillo (revision 1359238915), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q846337 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).