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Giant armadillo
Giant armadillo
(Priodontes maximus)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cingulata
Family
Dasypodidae
Genus
Priodontes
(1)
Size
Head-body length: 75 - 100 cm
(2)
Weight
18.7 - 32.5 kg
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List
(1)
and listed on Appendix I of CITES
(3)
.
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