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Tolypeutes matacus
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CINGULATA
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Family:
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DASYPODIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Tolypeutes matacus
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Species Authority:
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(Desmarest, 1804)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2006
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Assessor/s:
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Abba, A., Cuellar, E., Meritt, D., Porini, G., Superina, M. & members of the Edentate Specialist Group
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Evaluator/s:
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Sechrest, W. (Global Mammal Assessment) & da Fonseca, G.A.B. & members of the Edentate Specialist Group
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Justification:
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Listed as Near Threatened because this species is probably in significant decline (but probably at a rate of less than 30% over ten years) because of widespread habitat loss through much of its range, and because of exploitation for food, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
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History:
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| 1996 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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It is found from eastern Bolivia and southwest Brazil, south through the Gran Chaco of Paraguay, to Argentina (Buenos Aires Province).Two records from the 1800s on the coast of Argentina are based on a naturalist's report and may be doubtful. The species has been extirpated from southern parts of its range. It ranges from sea level up to 770 m (Argentina).
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Countries:
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Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay
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Population
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Population:
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Abundant in most xeric parts of Paraguayan Chaco (Redford and Eisenberg 1992). It was recorded at densities of 1.9/km² in Chaco over 410 km² (Mammalia 2002 66:448).
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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This species is found in areas of dry vegetation within the Chaco. It has a slow reproductive rate, the females give birth to an average of 1.5 young annually.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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Threats
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Threats:
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This species is threatened by hunting for food; as it is is not fossorial it is easier to hunt than other armadillo species. It is also threatened by habitat destruction through conversion of suitable habitat to cultivated land. This species is exported, and there is a high mortality of individuals during this export process.
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List of Threats:
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| 1.1.1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops (ongoing) |
| 3.1.1 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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This species has been recorded from a number of protected areas. There is a self-sustainable captive population in North America. The pressure of hunting and habitat loss to agricultural expansion needs further evaluation.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 4.1 | Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed) |
| 4.4.2 | Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place) |
| 4.4.3 | Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (in place) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. Gardner, A.L. 1993. Order Xenarthra. In: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds) Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second Edition. pp: 63–68. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. Gardner, A.L. 2005. Order Cingulata. In: D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds) Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Third Edition. pp: 94–99. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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