It is one of the most popular common names, which possesses in Argentina, a placental mammal of the Order Cingulata. It is also named in Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay. It belongs to the family Dasypodidae. They receive other common names such as armadillo, quirquincho, mulita, tatú, peludo, cachicamo, jerrejerre, gurre, cueche, carachupa. It has an armor of plates.