Dasypus

Etymology
From  (“gourd-like rabbit”), a mistaken, as though it were from ; in fact it is from.

Synonyms

 * Cachicama, Cachicamus, Cataphractus, Cryptophractus, Hyperoambon, Loricatus, Muletia, Praopus, , Tatua, Tatus, Tatusia, Zonoplites - genera

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily

Hyponyms

 * (nine-banded armadillo) - type species;,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ( or ) - species