Cabassous is a genus of South and Central American armadillos. The name is the Latinised form of the Kalini word for "armadillo".[1]
Cladogram of living Cabassous[2]
The genus contains the following four species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. centralis | from Chiapas in southern Mexico to western Colombia, northwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela | ||
| C. chacoensis | the Gran Chaco region of western Paraguay and north-central Argentina | ||
| C. tatouay | southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and Uruguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina | ||
| C. unicinctus | northern South America east of the Andes, as far south as northern Paraguay and southern Brazil. | ||