Cabassous centralis (Northern Naked-Tailed Armadillo)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Northern Naked-Tailed Armadillo

Common Names in French:

Tatou

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: This species occurs in dry, to moderately moist (mesic ), deciduous and semi-deciduous forests , at forest edges in rocky terrain and in open habitats such as dry savanna (Reid 1997). It can be found in secondary forest habitat. It is a solitary, partly fossorial , insectivorous species.

List of Habitats:1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 2.1Savanna - Dry 2.2Savanna - Moist 3.5Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 3.6Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Xenarthra () - (Cope, 1889) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Order: Cingulata () - (Illiger, 1811) Mckenna, 1975
        Superfamily: Dasypodoidea () - (Gray, 1821) Simpson, 1931
        Family: Dasypodidae () - (Gray, 1821) C.l. Bonaparte, 1838:111
        Subfamily: Tolypeutinae ()
        Tribe: Priodontini ()
        Genus: Cabassous () - McMurtrie, 1831
        Specific name: centralis - (Miller, 1899)
        Scientific name: - Cabassous centralis (Miller, 1899)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 21-Apr-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cabassous

There are approximately 5 species in this genus:

C. centralis (Northern Naked-Tailed Armadillo) · C. chacoensis (Chacoan Naked-Tailed Armadillo) · C. tatouay (Greater Naked-Tailed Armadillo) · C. unicinctus (Cabasu) · C. unicinctus loricatus

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
Lara-Ruiz, P., Samudio, R. and members of the Edentate Specialist Group 2006. Cabassous centralis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 14 January 2007.
Lara-Ruiz, P., Samudio, R. & members of the Edentate Specialist Group 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Mammal specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2482708
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-624891
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 540333
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 624891
IUCN ID: 3412
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2640