Dasypus sabanicolaMondolfi, 1968, commonly known as Llanos long-nosed armadillo, is the second smallest armadillo of the genus Dasypus. It is a diurnal-nocturnal insectivorous species endemic to the Orinoco Region of Colombia and Venezuela, where it inhabits natural savannas and riparian forests. D. sabanicola is listed as “Near Threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources due to its restricted distribution to the floodplains (llanos), an ecosystem that is severely affected by continuing habitat conversion. It is also hunted in several parts of its range.
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22 July 2020
Dasypus sabanicola (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)
Julio Chacón-Pacheco,
Carlos Aya-Cuero,
Teresa Cristina S. Anacleto
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Mammalian Species
Vol. 52 • No. 991
August 2020
Vol. 52 • No. 991
August 2020
armadillo
Llanos long-nosed armadillo
neotropical
Xenarthra