Northern naked-tailed armadillo

The northern naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous centralis) is a species of armadillo. It is one of only two species of armadillo found outside of South America, the other being the more widely distributed nine-banded armadillo.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Near Guápiles, Colombia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Cabassous
Species:
C. centralis
Binomial name
Cabassous centralis
(Miller, 1899)
Northern naked-tailed armadillo range
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