Chaetophractus vellerosus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
CINGULATA |
DASYPODIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Chaetophractus vellerosus |
| Species Authority: |
(Gray, 1865) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Screaming Hairy Armadillo |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
Cuellar, E., Meritt, D. & Members of the IUCN SSC Edentate Specialist Group |
| Evaluator/s: |
da Fonseca, G.A.B. (Edentate Red List Authority) & Berridge, R. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern as although susceptible to hunting in parts of its range, it is widespread and rates of offtake are not believed to be at a level that would warrant listing in a higher category of threat. The disjunct population in Buenos Aires Province is susceptible to habitat modification in its restricted range.
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| History: |
| 2006 |
– |
Least Concern
(IUCN 2006)
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| 1996 |
– |
Lower Risk/least concern
(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is generally known from the Chaco region of Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina, west to the Puna de Tarapacá of Chile (Gardner 2005). A disjunct population occurs in eastern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Crespo 1974; Carlini and Vizcaíno 1987). It has not been recorded from Brazil.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Paraguay
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
The population status of this species is not known.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species is primarily found in xeric environments, in both lowland and upland areas. It has been recorded from rangeland pasture and agricultural areas. The animal constructs burrows, and it is absent from rocky areas where burrows cannot be excavated. Individuals have an average home range size of 3.4 hectares.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no major threats. However, this species is heavily hunted for its meat and carapace (including for charangos, a musical instrument; Aguiar and Fonseca 2008), and also persecuted as agricultural pests. In addition, some animals are also killed by hunting dogs.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
This species is present in a number of protected areas.
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