Andean hairy armadillo  (Chaetophractus nationi)

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Glossary

Carapace: the top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax’.
Genus: a category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family’ and above ‘species’. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial’ Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
Nocturnal: active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List 2003 (January 2004)
    www.redlist.org
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker’s Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  3. CITES (January 2004)
    www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Missouri Department of Conservation (January 2004)
    http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/conmag/1997/03/3.html