DASYPODIDAE, Gray, 1821

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Dasypodidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 30-47 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6631721
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6629398
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scientific name	DASYPODIDAE
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Family DASYPODIDAE View in CoL

(LONG-NOSED ARMADILLOS)

• Smallto medium-sized with bony scutes on top and sides of body, on top and front of head, and covering entire tail; long snout with small, peg-like teeth; and short strong limbs with sharp Class for burrowing and foraging.

• 40-100 cm. View Figure

• Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. View Figure

• Forests, savannas, and riparian areas.

• 1 genus, 7 species, 14 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.