Screaming hairy armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the screaming hairy armadillo lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chaetophractus vellerosus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Mass	46.5 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Euphractidae

Where does the screaming hairy armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the screaming hairy armadillo in 2 countries and territories across South America.

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.

How big is a screaming hairy armadillo?

Wikidata records the following for the screaming hairy armadillo: mass 46.5 g (birth weight).

Is the screaming hairy armadillo endangered?

The screaming hairy armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the screaming hairy armadillo?

The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Euphractidae, genus Chaetophractus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the screaming hairy armadillo

The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo. It is a burrowing armadillo found in the central and southern parts of South America. The adjective "screaming" derives from its habit of squealing when handled.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Screaming hairy armadillo (revision 1379736240), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q940471 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).