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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Near Threatened |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Dasypus sabanicola inhabits the llanos of Colombia and Venezuela; it can be found in open grasslands or shrubland habitats in lowland and mid-altitude areas. Animals have a home range of between 1.7 and 11.6 hectares (Ferguson-Laguna 1984). Females give birth to four monozygotic (genetically identical) offspring per litter. No data are available on the age at first reproduction, longevity, or generation length of D. sabanicola. The generation length of a closely related armadillo species, Dasypus hybridus, has been estimated to be 4 years. The generation length for D. sabanicola is suspected to be similar.
Range:
Dasypus sabanicola is found throughout the Llanos (flat plains) of Venezuela and Colombia. It has been recorded at elevations between 25 and 500 m Asl (Eisenberg 1989, Moralez-Jiménez et al. 2004).
Conservation:
Dasypus sabanicola has been recorded from several protected areas and is protected by national legislation in Venezuela. An education program is being carried out by Fundación Omacha in Colombia (Trujillo and Superina 2013).