Least ConcernNine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
One of the 5 armadillos on WAnimals
Mammals · Cingulata · Dasypodidae
Dasypus kappleri
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The greater long-nosed armadillo, also called the greater nine-banded armadillo, is the largest species of the genus Dasypus. It lives in the Amazon and the Guianas, almost always associated with rainforest close to rivers and streams. It is nocturnal and solitary, digs burrows with its powerful front claws and feeds on ants, termites and other invertebrates that it locates by smell while turning over the leaf litter. Its shell is made up of dermal bony plates covered in horny scales.
Weight
8.5 kg – 10.5 kg
Size
51 cm – 57 cm
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Dasypus kappleri
Best time: All year round in Amazonia, at night and near watercourses; it leaves very distinctive burrows in earth banks.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Greater Long-nosed Armadillo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about greater long-nosed armadillo.
