Dasypus hybridus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)
Dasypus hybridus (Desmarest, 1804) is commonly known as the southern long-nosed armadillo. Like all armadillos, it bears a carapace of ossified dermal scutes covered by epidermal scales. This diurnal species mainly inhabits grasslands on humic soils in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Braz...
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2016
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/86109 |
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| Sumario: | Dasypus hybridus (Desmarest, 1804) is commonly known as the southern long-nosed armadillo. Like all armadillos, it bears a carapace of ossified dermal scutes covered by epidermal scales. This diurnal species mainly inhabits grasslands on humic soils in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. D. hybridus is omnivorous with a tendency to myrmecophagy and gives birth to 6-12 presumably genetically identical offspring. Listed as "Near Threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, it is mainly threatened by habitat loss and hunting. |
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