Dasypodidae (family)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Mammalia (class) > Cingulata (order)
Descripción
Members of a family of mammals containing around 20 living species in 9 genera, characterized by having a set of bony plates (the carapace) covering much of the body, which is almost hairless in most species.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- armadillos [en]
- armadillo [en]