Chlamydophorus truncatus; Print; The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) or pichiciego is the smallest species of armadillo (mammals of the families Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae; recognized by a bony armor shell); first described by Richard Harlan in 1825. This desert-adapted animal is endemic to central Argentina and can be found inhabiting sandy plains; dunes; and scrubby grasslands.; 1700-1880