An order of mammals confined to the Americas, defined by a protective armor of bony plates covered in tough skin. Cingulata today consists entirely of the armadillos, though the order once also included the much larger, extinct glyptodonts.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1242326, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Cingulata
Wikidata Q1242326, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Brazilian three-banded armadillo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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