Peltephilus is a genus of large armadillo in the family Peltephilidae. Fossil remains are found in South America. It originally lived during the Rupelian age of the Paleogene period until the Tortonian age of the Neogene period. There are several known species:
- P. depressus
- P. ferox, the type species
- P. giganteus
- P. granosus
- P. protervus
- P. pumilus
- P. strepens
- P. undulatus
