Chlamyphorus truncatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CINGULATA	DASYPODIDAE

Scientific Name:

Chlamyphorus truncatus

Species Authority

Harlan, 1825

Common Name/s:

English

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Lesser Fairy Armadillo, Lesser Pichi Ciego, Pink Fairy Armadillo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Superina, M., Abba, A., Vizcaino, S., Porini, G., 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:
Listed as Data Deficient as there is little information on the population status of this species, and its biology and ecology are poorly known. Throughout its range there is extensive habitat degradation, especially from cattle, but the actual effect on the populations are not well understood. The species remains a priority for further survey work, as the availability of additional information may well show that the species requires listing as Near Threatened or in a threatened category.

History:

2006	–	Near Threatened (IUCN 2006)
1996	–	Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)
1990	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN 1990)
1988	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
1982	–	Insufficiently Known (Thornback and Jenkins 1982)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to central Argentina, where it is found in the provinces of Buenos Aires (southern part only), Catamarca, Cordoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan and San Luís.
Countries:	Native: Argentina

Population [top]

Population:	It may be relatively rare. The species has not been recorded during five years of fieldwork in Mendoza Province (Superina 2006).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This nocturnal species is found in dry grassland and sandy plains with thornbush and cacti-type vegetation. It has a diet largely composed of insects, but which also includes carrion, other invertebrates, roots and other vegetation (Nowak 1999).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Agriculture, principally ploughing of fields, is the predominant threat facing this species, but predation by domestic cats is also contributing to its decline.

Major Threat(s):

Agriculture, principally ploughing of fields, is the predominant threat facing this species, but predation by domestic cats is also contributing to its decline.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in a number of protected areas including Lihue Calel National Park, La Pampa National Park (9,905 ha), and some provincial protected areas in Mendoza. There is national and provincial legislation specifically in place for its protection such as Provincial Law 6599 Mendoza and National Resolution 1089. Further studies into the population status and demography of this species are needed.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in a number of protected areas including Lihue Calel National Park, La Pampa National Park (9,905 ha), and some provincial protected areas in Mendoza. There is national and provincial legislation specifically in place for its protection such as Provincial Law 6599 Mendoza and National Resolution 1089. Further studies into the population status and demography of this species are needed.

Citation:	IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 October 2008.
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