FMNH 40

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  • FMNH 40_z94227c
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: FMNH 40-Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus (Pichiciego)) on exhibit. Hall 22 Case 1C.
  • Pink Fairy Armadillo
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Pink Fairy Armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus. Mounted mammal specimen from exhibit screen. Pichiciego, smallest of all armadillos, has a vertical shield at the rear of its body that closes the path behind as it digs its way into the ground.
  • Pink Fairy Armadillo
    Photographer: Michael Tropea
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Pink Fairy Armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus (Pichiciego) on exhibit. Zoology specimen z40. Hall 22 Case 1C.
  • Pink Fairy Armadillo
    Photographer: Michael Tropea
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Pink Fairy Armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus (Pichiciego) on exhibit. Zoology specimen z40. Hall 22 Case 1C.
FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Chlamyphorus truncatus
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Genus: Chlamyphorus
Species: truncatus
Field #: 812
Collector: Ward's Natural Science Establishment
Geography: South America, Argentina
DWc Country: Argentina
Preparations: skin,mounted
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: No
EMu IRN: 2500039
OccurenceID: 4f24ec69-1b8d-4c65-8871-46de285c5580
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