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943 Featured Specimen
Pink fairy armadillo

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Pink fairy armadillo

Chlamyphorus truncatus

Size
12–15 cm · 90–120 g
Diet
Omnivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Sociality
Solitary
Lifespan

Pink fairy armadillo is a mammal associated with deserts and grasslands. It is omnivorous and usually solitary. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain.

Range

Habitat range map
Native range Occasional / Transient

Map: Ecoregions 2017 © RESOLVE (CC BY 4.0) · Natural Earth (PD)

Details

Habitat

Its range is represented here by the Neotropics, where it uses deserts and grasslands. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.

Appearance

Typical length 12-15 cm, weight 90 g-120 g. It has a small agile rodent-like build, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.

Behavior

It is mostly active at night and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.

Feeding

It is omnivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in deserts and grasslands, so movements often follow available food resources.

Reproduction

As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.

Notes

Recorded scientifically as Chlamyphorus truncatus. Available information is limited, so range and population status remain uncertain. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.