Large Hairy Armadillo

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Península Valdés

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

Pichi
NT

Pichi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Zaedyus pichiy

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
90–100
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
40–50
Jul
80–90
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Large Hairy Armadillo in Península Valdés?

About 83% of visitor-days record a Large Hairy Armadillo sighting in Península Valdés, based on 129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Large Hairy Armadillo in Península Valdés?

February has the highest sighting rate for Large Hairy Armadillo in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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