Dasypodidae Gray 1821

Family DASYPODIDAE (LONG-NOSED ARMADILLOS) • Smallto medium-sized with bony scutes on top and sides of body, on top and front of head, and covering entire tail; long snout with small, peg-like teeth; and short strong limbs with sharp Class for burrowing and foraging. • 40-100 cm. • Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. • Forests, savannas, and riparian areas. • 1 genus, 7 species, 14 taxa. • No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.

Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Dasypodidae, pp. 30-47 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6631721

Keywords

Dasypodidae, Cingulata, Mammalia, Animalia, Biodiversity, Chordata, Taxonomy

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