Dasypus novemcinctus

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:

Dasypus novemcinctus

Species Authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Common Name/s:

English

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Common Long-nosed Armadillo, Nine-banded Armadillo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

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 Least Concern in view of its very wide distribution, presumed large population, tolerance of habitat alteration, and because there is no evidence of a major population decline.

History:

2006	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2006)
1996	–	Lower Risk/least concern (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from the southern US through México and Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina (Gardner 2005). It is also present in the Lesser Antilles, on Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago.
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Belize; Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Suriname; Trinidad and Tobago; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is very adaptable and is present in a variety of habitats. It has a high rate of reproduction, and commonly produces quadruplets.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species; it is hunted throughout its range, but given its high rate of reproduction it seems able to withstand a reasonably high degree of offtake. In North America, it is subject to poisoning as it is often considered a nuisance.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species; it is hunted throughout its range, but given its high rate of reproduction it seems able to withstand a reasonably high degree of offtake. In North America, it is subject to poisoning as it is often considered a nuisance.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species occurs in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The species occurs in many protected areas.

Citation:	IUCN SSC Edentate Specialist Group 2008. Dasypus novemcinctus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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