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{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Greater naked-tailed armadillo
| name = Greater naked-tailed armadillo
| image = Ejemplar de tatu de rabo molle (Cabassous tatouay), Uruguay, 2022.jpg
| image_caption = A live tatu rabo molle, by the [[National Museum of Natural History, Uruguay]]
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite journal | authors = Gonzalez, E.; Abba, A.M. | title = ''Cabassous tatouay'' | journal = [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2014 | page = e.T3414A47437737 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | year = 2014 | doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3414A47437737.en}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Gonzalez, E. |author2=Abba, A.M. |date=2014 |title=''Cabassous tatouay'' |volume=2014 |page=e.T3414A47437737 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3414A47437737.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| trend = unknown
| genus = Cabassous
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| species = tatouay
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| authority = ([[Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest|Desmarest]], 1804)
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Cingulata]]
| familia = [[Chlamyphoridae]]
| genus = ''[[Cabassous]]''
| species = '''''C. tatouay'''''
| binomial = ''Cabassous tatouay''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest|Desmarest]], 1804)
| range_map = Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo area.png
| range_map = Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo area.png
| range_map_caption = Greater naked-tailed armadillo range
| range_map_caption = Greater naked-tailed armadillo range
}}
}}


The '''greater naked-tailed armadillo''' (''Cabassous tatouay'') is an [[armadillo]] species from [[South America]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Cingulata | id = 11700046 | page = 98}}</ref>
The '''greater naked-tailed armadillo''' ('''''Cabassous tatouay''''') is an [[armadillo]] species from [[South America]].<ref name = MSW3>{{MSW3 Cingulata | id = 11700046 | page = 98}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Larger than the closely related [[southern naked-tailed armadillo]]s, adults of the greater species measure {{convert|41|to|49|cm|abbr=on}} in head-body length, with a tail {{convert|15|to|20|cm|abbr=on}} in length. There are eight or nine uniformly shaped teeth on each side of each jaw, with no identifiable incisors or canines. The carapace includes an average of 13 movable bands between the solid shields over the shoulders and hips, with each band having about 30 individual [[scute]]s. There is also a scaled shield over the upper surface of the head, with much smaller scales on the ears and on the cheeks below the eyes. The tail bears only small, isolated scales.<ref name=Hayssen2014>{{cite journal | author = Hayssen, V. | date = September 2014 | title = ''Cabassous tatouay'' (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) | journal = Mammalian Species | volume = 46 | issue = 909 | pages = 28–32 | doi = 10.1644/909}}</ref>
Larger than the closely related [[southern naked-tailed armadillo]]s, adults of the greater species measure {{convert|41|to|49|cm|abbr=on}} in head-body length, with a tail {{convert|15|to|20|cm|abbr=on}} in length. There are eight or nine uniformly shaped teeth on each side of each jaw, with no identifiable incisors or canines. The carapace includes an average of 13 movable bands between the solid shields over the shoulders and hips, with each band having about 30 individual [[scute]]s. There is also a scaled shield over the upper surface of the head, with much smaller scales on the ears and on the cheeks below the eyes. The tail bears only small, isolated scales.<ref name=Hayssen2014>{{cite journal | author = Hayssen, V. | date = September 2014 | title = ''Cabassous tatouay'' (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) | journal = Mammalian Species | volume = 46 | issue = 909 | pages = 28–32 | doi = 10.1644/909| s2cid = 84472142 | doi-access = free }}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
Greater naked-tailed armadillos are found in southern [[Brazil]], eastern [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]] and extreme north-eastern [[Argentina]].<ref name=iucn/> It inhabits lowland and submontane forests, and also relatively open areas such as the [[Cerrado]] and [[Pantanal]]. There are no recognised subspecies.<ref name=Hayssen2014/>
Greater naked-tailed armadillos are found in southern [[Brazil]], eastern [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]] and extreme north-eastern [[Argentina]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /> It inhabits lowland and submontane forests, and also relatively open areas such as the [[Cerrado]] and [[Pantanal]]. There are no recognised subspecies.<ref name=Hayssen2014/>


==Behaviour==
==Behaviour==
Greater naked-tailed armadillos feed on ants and termites and sleeps in burrows, often dug within termite mounds. Burrows are typically about {{convert|20|to|25|cm|abbr=on}} in width, and positioned so that their entrances face away from the prevailing winds.<ref name=Carter1983>{{cite journal | author = Carter, T.S. & Encarnaçao, C.D. | date = January 1983 | title = Characteristics and use of burrows by four species of armadillos in Brazil | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | volume = 64 | issue = 1 | pages = 103–108 | doi = 10.2307/1380755}}</ref>
Greater naked-tailed armadillos feed on [[ant]]s and [[termite]]s and sleeps in [[burrow]]s, often dug within termite mounds. Burrows are typically about {{convert|20|to|25|cm|abbr=on}} in width, and positioned so that their entrances face away from the prevailing winds.<ref name=Carter1983>{{cite journal |author1=Carter, T.S. |author2=Encarnaçao, C.D. | date = January 1983 | title = Characteristics and use of burrows by four species of armadillos in Brazil | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | volume = 64 | issue = 1 | pages = 103–108 | doi = 10.2307/1380755|jstor=1380755 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{wikispecies|Cabassous tatouay}}
{{Wikispecies|Cabassous tatouay}}
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{{Reflist}}


{{Cingulata}}
{{Cingulata}}
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[[Category:Armadillos]]
[[Category:Armadillos]]
[[Category:Myrmecophagous mammals|Armadillo, greater naked-tailed]]
[[Category:Myrmecophagous mammals]]
[[Category:Mammals of South America]]
[[Category:Mammals of Argentina]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1804]]
[[Category:Mammals of Brazil]]
[[Category:Mammals of Paraguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Cerrado]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Pantanal]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1804]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest]]

Latest revision as of 18:12, 29 February 2024

Greater naked-tailed armadillo
A live tatu rabo molle, by the National Museum of Natural History, Uruguay
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cingulata
Family: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Cabassous
Species:
C. tatouay
Binomial name
Cabassous tatouay
(Desmarest, 1804)
Greater naked-tailed armadillo range

The greater naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous tatouay) is an armadillo species from South America.[2]

Description

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Larger than the closely related southern naked-tailed armadillos, adults of the greater species measure 41 to 49 cm (16 to 19 in) in head-body length, with a tail 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in) in length. There are eight or nine uniformly shaped teeth on each side of each jaw, with no identifiable incisors or canines. The carapace includes an average of 13 movable bands between the solid shields over the shoulders and hips, with each band having about 30 individual scutes. There is also a scaled shield over the upper surface of the head, with much smaller scales on the ears and on the cheeks below the eyes. The tail bears only small, isolated scales.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Greater naked-tailed armadillos are found in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and Uruguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina.[1] It inhabits lowland and submontane forests, and also relatively open areas such as the Cerrado and Pantanal. There are no recognised subspecies.[3]

Behaviour

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Greater naked-tailed armadillos feed on ants and termites and sleeps in burrows, often dug within termite mounds. Burrows are typically about 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in) in width, and positioned so that their entrances face away from the prevailing winds.[4]

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Cabassous tatouay.
  1. ^ a b Gonzalez, E.; Abba, A.M. (2014). "Cabassous tatouay". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T3414A47437737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3414A47437737.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Cingulata". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ a b Hayssen, V. (September 2014). "Cabassous tatouay (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)". Mammalian Species. 46 (909): 28–32. doi:10.1644/909. S2CID 84472142.
  4. ^ Carter, T.S.; Encarnaçao, C.D. (January 1983). "Characteristics and use of burrows by four species of armadillos in Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy. 64 (1): 103–108. doi:10.2307/1380755. JSTOR 1380755.
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