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Tolypeutes tricinctus

Common names:
Portuguese – Tatu bola
English – Brazilian three banded armadillo

It is the smallest, least known and the only endemic armadillo
species in Brazil.

Its distribution is restricted to the Brazilian Caatinga and
Cerrado biomes.
ENGLISH Map, status, endemic TATU

Tolypeutes tricinctus

Common names:
Portuguese – Tatu bola
English – Brazilian three banded armadillo

It is the smallest, least known and the only endemic armadillo
species in Brazil.

Its distribution is restricted to the Brazilian Caatinga and
Cerrado biomes.
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This species represents CSS Brazil Conservation Priorities: Endemism and Extinction Vulnerability

This species represents CSS Brazil Conservation Priorities: Endemism and Extinction Vulnerability