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title: "Klein behaard gordeldier"
description: "Chaetophractus vellerosus — Zoogdieren. The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/screaming-hairy-armadillo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Klein behaard gordeldier

> Chaetophractus vellerosus — Zoogdieren. The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo.

- Scientific name: *Chaetophractus vellerosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 180
- Wikidata: [Q940471](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940471)
- iNaturalist taxon: [846960](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/846960)

## Names

- en: Screaming Hairy Armadillo
- de: Kleines Borstengürteltier
- es: Pichi peludo
- fr: Petit tatou velu
- nl: Klein behaard gordeldier
- pl: Włosopuklerznik wrzaskliwy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (93), PY (9), BO (7), CL (3)

## Summary

The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo. It is a burrowing armadillo found in the central and southern parts of South America. The adjective "screaming" derives from its habit of squealing when handled.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_hairy_armadillo

## Photo

![Klein behaard gordeldier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/screaming-hairy-armadillo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61151754

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/screaming-hairy-armadillo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).