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Cabassous Unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Virginia Hayssen
Cabassous Unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Virginia Hayssen
Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
Cabassous unicinctus (southern naked-tailed armadillo) is a nocturnal, solitary, fossorial myrmecophage that ranges east of the Andes across the central lowlands of South America. It occupies a wide range of habitats including grassland, rain forest, cultivated pastures, flooded grasslands, forest patches, disturbed habitats, and gallery forests. C. unicinctus is listed as "Least Concern" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Cabassous Chacoensis (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Virginia Hayssen
Cabassous Chacoensis (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Virginia Hayssen
Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
Cabassous chacoensis (Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo) is a little-studied, primarily fossorial armadillo endemic to xeric parts of the Gran Chaco in western Paraguay and northern Argentina. C. chacoensis is listed as "Near Threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.