Greater long-nosed armadillo

Greater long-nosed armadillo[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Subfamily: Dasypodinae
Genus: Dasypus
Species: D. kappleri
Binomial name
Dasypus kappleri
Krauss, 1862
Greater long-nosed armadillo range

The greater long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus kappleri) is a South American species of armadillo found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a solitary, nocturnal, terrestrial animal, usually living in the vicinity of streams and swamps. It feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.

The greater long-nose armadillo is one of the larger species of armadillo, measuring 83–106 cm (33–42 in) in total length and generally weighing 8.5–10.5 kg (19–23 lb), though it can reach as much as 15 kg (33 lb).[3]

The greater long-nosed armadillo has spurs on its hind legs that allow it to crawl on its knees into narrow tunnels. When threatened, it can release a disagreeable musky odor.

Subspecies

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Dasypus kappleri
  1. ↑ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Cingulata". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ↑ Abba, A.M. & Superina, M. (2010). "Dasypus kappleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
  3. ↑ "3.8 Armadillos". Fao.org. Retrieved 2014-06-18.


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