Cabassous unicinctus (southern naked-tailed armadillo) is a nocturnal, solitary, fossorial myrmecophage that ranges east of the Andes across the central lowlands of South America. It occupies a wide range of habitats including grassland, rain forest, cultivated pastures, flooded grasslands, forest patches, disturbed habitats, and gallery forests. C. unicinctus is listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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29 August 2014
Cabassous unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)
Virginia Hayssen
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anteater
armadillo
Edentata
edentate
South America
Xenarthra