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title: "Pichi"
description: "Zaedyus pichiy — Mamíferos. The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy), dwarf armadillo or pygmy armadillo is an armadillo native to Argentina and Chile."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pichi
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pichi

> Zaedyus pichiy — Mamíferos. The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy), dwarf armadillo or pygmy armadillo is an armadillo native to Argentina and Chile.

- Scientific name: *Zaedyus pichiy*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 363
- Wikidata: [Q244174](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244174)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47078)

## Names

- en: Pichi
- de: Zwerggürteltier
- es: Pichi
- fr: Tatou velu de Patagonie
- nl: Dwerggordeldier
- pl: Puklerzyk różowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (332), CL (12)

## Summary

The pichi (Zaedyus pichiy), dwarf armadillo or pygmy armadillo is an armadillo native to Argentina and Chile. It is the only living member of the genus Zaedyus, and the only armadillo to hibernate. Fossil remains from the Cerro Azul Formation indicate this species had already evolved during the late Miocene epoch.

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

## Photo

![Pichi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pichi/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61153944

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pichi?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).