Chlamyphorinae is a subfamily of South American
armadillo
Armadillos () are New World placental mammals in the order (biology), order Cingulata. They form part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are dis ...
s in the family
Chlamyphoridae. Members of this subfamily, the fairy armadillos, are largely
fossorial
A fossorial animal () is one that is adapted to digging and which lives primarily (but not solely) underground. Examples of fossorial vertebrates are Mole (animal), moles, badgers, naked mole-rats, meerkats, armadillos, wombats, and mole salamand ...
and have reduced eyes and robust forearms with large claws for digging.
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Taxonomy
The subfamily has two
monotypic
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genera:
*''
Calyptophractus'', greater fairy armadillo
*''
Chlamyphorus'', pink fairy armadillo
Phylogeny
Chlamyphorinae is the
sister group
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
The expression is most easily illustrated by a cladogram:
Taxon A and ...
of
Tolypeutinae
Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae, consisting of the giant, three-banded and naked-tailed armadillos.
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Taxonomy
It contains the following genera:
*'' Cabassous''
*'' Kuntinaru''
*'' Priodontes''
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(
giant
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,
three-banded and
naked-tailed armadillos), as shown below.
References
Armadillos
Mammal subfamilies
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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