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Chlamyphorus truncatus

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By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63144617 Chlamyphorus truncatus 0zz

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Like other armadillos, pink fairy armadillos have a shell (carapace), but it's softer, thinner, and more flexible and covers about half their body.

Photo by David J. Stang / Creative Commons

Pink Fairy Armadillo

Chlamyphorus truncatus

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