Brazilian three-banded armadillo
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| phylum | Chordata | The Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is an armadillo species endemic to eastern Brazil, where it is known as tatu-bola (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɐˈtu ˈbɔlɐ], lit. ball armadillo). It is one of only two species of armadillo that can roll into a ball (the other is the southern three-banded armadillo).
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| class | Mammalia | |
| Superorder | Xenarthra | |
| order | Cingulata | |
| family | Chlamyphoridae | |
| subfamily | Tolypeutinae | |
| genus | Tolypeutes | |
| species | T. tricinctus |
