Virginia Hayssen
Mammalian Species 46 (907), 16-23, (29 August 2014) https://doi.org/10.1644/907
KEYWORDS: anteater, armadillo, Edentata, edentate, South America, Xenarthra
Cabassous unicinctus (southern naked-tailed armadillo) is a nocturnal, solitary, fossorial myrmecophage that ranges east of the Andes across the central lowlands of South America. It occupies a wide range of habitats including grassland, rain forest, cultivated pastures, flooded grasslands, forest patches, disturbed habitats, and gallery forests. C. unicinctus is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.