Tolypeutinae

• Priodontini
• Tolypeutini
• Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous centralis

  

  The northern naked-tailed armadillo has bands of armor on its back but no protective plates on its tail. It digs with large claws and feeds mainly on insects.

• Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous unicinctus

  

  This armadillo is marked by a gray, banded shell and an unarmored tail. It lives mostly alone underground and feeds on ants and termites.

• Giant Armadillo Priodontes maximus

  

  It is the largest living armadillo and digs burrows with its powerful front claws.

• Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay

  

  An armadillo whose tail lacks armor. At night it digs into soil and termite mounds with its large claws, feeding mainly on ants and termites.

• Southern Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

  The southern three-banded armadillo is an armadillo that tucks its head and legs beneath its hard shell and curls up for defense.

• Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus

  This armadillo has a rounded shell and can curl into a ball by fitting its head and tail shields together when threatened.

• Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous chacoensis

  A small armadillo of the dry Chaco that spends much of its time underground and mainly eats ants and termites.