Zaedyus pichiy

(A. G. Desmarest, 1804)

Pichi

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Cingulata
Family : Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily : Euphractinae
Genus : Zaedyus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1804. Tableau méthodique des mammifères. Pp. 5–38 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Tome XXIV. Crapelet, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 238 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784631

Original name as described

loricatus pichiy

Other common names

Dwarf Armadillo

Type locality

type locality not given. Identified by A. Cabrera in 1958 as Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

moved from Dasypodidae to Chlamyphoridae

Taxonomy notes citation

Gibb, G. C., Condamine, F. L., Kuch, M., Enk, J., Moraes-Barros, N., Superina, M., ... & Delsuc, F. (2016). Shotgun mitogenomics provides a reference phylogenetic framework and timescale for living xenarthrans. Molecular biology and evolution, 33(3), 621-642.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000413

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Zaedyus pichiy caurinus

O. Thomas, 1928

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1890.2.20.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a3ab5a2-1ebb-4c57-b3c3-db3e66861cd2

Authority page

526

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus fimbriatus

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

fimbriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Tatusia minuta

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

minuta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

312

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207779

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:312, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Zaedyus pichiy

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

pichiy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:57, 58) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #23178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #23178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23178/47443734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Zaedyus pichiy pichiy

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

pichiy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Zaedyus pichuy caurinus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Zaedyus pichuy pichiy

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

pichiy

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:68) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Dasypus quadricinctus

(G. I. Molina, 1782)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

quadricinctus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Bologna

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

loricatus pichiy

(A. G. Desmarest, 1804)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

pichiy

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784631

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Dasypus ciliatus

(G. Fischer, 1814)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

ciliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

ix, 127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130212

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:ix, 127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Tatus fimbriatus

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

fimbriatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

220

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus patagonicus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1819)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

patagonicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

491

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19504362

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

dasypus minutus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

minutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

371

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521815

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1842:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  2. Lahille (1899:204, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Euphractus marginatus

(Wagler, 1830)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

marginatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965734

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Zaedyus cilliatus

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

cilliatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

183

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3793170

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Dasypus Australis

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

343

Authority publication

Montevideo

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

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