Order
Cingulata
8 species in 2 families. Maximum lifespan ranges from 12.5 years (Pichi) to 36.8 years (Southern three-banded armadillo).
Species
8
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
40.2%
Range 38.9–44.4%
Families
2
Largest: Chlamyphoridae (6)
Overview
The Cingulata tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Families of Cingulata
2 families, by species countWhere Cingulata sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Cingulata (8)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-livedSpecies in Cingulata
Select a column to sort| Tolypeutes matacus | Southern three-banded armadillo | Chlamyphoridae | 36.8 yr | 16,980 bp | 40.97% |
| Chaetophractus villosus | Large hairy armadillo | Chlamyphoridae | 25.2 yr | 16,796 bp | 39.77% |
| Dasypus novemcinctus | Nine-banded armadillo | Dasypodidae | 22.3 yr | 17,056 bp | 38.86% |
| Euphractus sexcinctus | Six-banded armadillo | Chlamyphoridae | 22.1 yr | 16,602 bp | 40.29% |
| Dasypus septemcinctus | Seven-banded armadillo | Dasypodidae | 16.8 yr | 16,683 bp | 39.32% |
| Chaetophractus vellerosus | Screaming hairy armadillo | Chlamyphoridae | 16.2 yr | 16,598 bp | 40.23% |
| Priodontes maximus | Giant armadillo | Chlamyphoridae | 15 yr | 16,492 bp | 44.44% |
| Zaedyus pichiy | Pichi | Chlamyphoridae | 12.5 yr | 16,598 bp | 40.17% |