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Dasypus
| Dasypus[2] Temporal range: Late Miocene-Recent, [1]
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| Dasypus novemcinctus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Cingulata |
| Family: | Dasypodidae |
| Subfamily: | Dasypodinae |
| Genus: | Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Dasypus novemcinctus | |
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Dasypus is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are found in South, Central, and North America,[4] as well as on the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago.[5] Members of Dasypus are solitary and primarily nocturnal to avoid temperature extremes and predation.[6] They exist in numerous habitats ranging from brush to grassland areas and are mainly insectivorous.[7]
The most common and widespread of the Dasypus species is the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcintus), which is commonly used in the study of leprosy due to its unique ability to contract the disease.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
FW_D.neogaeuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Genus Dasypus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ "Hyperoambon Peters, 1864". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b McDonald, K; Larson, J (2011). "Dasypus novemcinctus". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Dasypus novemcinctus". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Rosa, PS; Pinke, CAE; Silva, EA (2009). "The effect of iron supplementation in the diet of Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758) armadillos in captivity". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 69 (1): 117–122. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842009000100014. PMID 19347153.
- ^ Schaefer, J.M.; Hostetler, M.E. (2003). "The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)". University of Florida IFAS Extension. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
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