Dasypus
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| Dasypus[1] | |
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| Dasypus novemcinctus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Dasypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Dasypodinae Gray, 1821 |
| Genus: | Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Dasypus is a genus of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is the only genus in the subfamily Dasypodinae and contains the following species:
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
- Seven-banded armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus
- Southern long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus hybridus
- Llanos long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus sabanicola
- Great long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus kappleri
- Hairy long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus pilosus
- Yepes's mulita, Dasypus yepesi
- †Beautiful armadillo, Dasypus bellus
References
- ↑ Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M, eds. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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