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Overview:

Near Threatened

Conservation Status

History:

• 1996-Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Threats:

• 1.1.1 Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops (ongoing)
• 1.1.4 Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Livestock (ongoing)
• 3.1.1 Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)

For info on these threat codes, see here.

Justification

This species has been rarely recorded and is not well studied. However, due to ongoing habitat loss and its fidelity to intact habitat, in addition to hunting pressures, this species could certainly classify under a threat category either in the near future or with additional population data. Therefore, the species is assessed as Near Threatened given the inferred population decline from the combined threats, which could approach 30% over the past 10 years.

Taxonomy

Notes:

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

Physical Description

Distribution

Range and Population

South America

Habitat

Biome

Terrestrial

Similar Species

Members of the genus Cabassous:

There are approximately 5 species and subspecies 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

Bibliography

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Eisenberg, J.F. and Redford, K.H. 1999. Mammals of the Neotropics. The Central Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
• Gardner, A.L. 1993. Order Xenarthra. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds) Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second Edition. pp: 63 and ndash;68. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.
• Gardner, A.L. 2005. Order Cingulata. In: D.E. Wilson and D.M. Reeder (eds) Mammal Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic reference. Third Edition. pp: 94 and ndash;99. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
• Redford, K.H. and Eisenberg, J.F. 1992. Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Vol. 2, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. Chicago University Press, Chicago.
• Wetzel, R.M. 1982. Systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation of South American edentates. In: M.A. Mares and H.H. Genoways (eds) Mammalian Biology in South America pp: 345 and ndash;375. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
• Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds) 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London.
• Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Notes

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.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:

• Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 624892
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13816732
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2641