Nine-Banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
( Linnaeus, 1758 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This armadillo is very adaptable and is present in a variety of habitats (McBee and Baker 1982). It has a high rate of reproduction, and commonly produces quadruplets.

Range:
This armadillo ranges from the southern United States of America through Mexico and Central America, to South America as far south as Buenos Aires province, Argentina (McBee and Baker 1982, Gardner 2005, Abba and VizcaĆ­no 2011, Loughry and McDonough 2013). It is also present in the Lesser Antilles, on Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago. It occurs from sea level to 2,000 m Asl.

Conservation:
Dasypus novemcinctus occurs in many protected areas.

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