Dasypus septemcinctus

Linnaeus, 1758

Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Cingulata
Family : Dasypodidae
Genus : Dasypus
Subgenus : Muletia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033862

Original name as described

Dasypus septemcinctus

Other common names

Seven-banded Armadillo · Yellow Armadillo

Type material

UUZM type #24

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"in Indiis." Corrected by J. C. P. Erxleben in 1777 to "Brasilia." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to Pernambuco, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Uruguay · Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes hybridus as a subspecies

Taxonomy notes citation

Feijo, A., Patterson, B. D., & Cordeiro-Estrela, P. (2018). Taxonomic revision of the long-nosed armadillos, Genus Dasypus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Cingulata). PLoS One, 13(4), e0195084.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000428

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Tatusia (Muletia) propalatum

(Rhoads, 1894)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

propalatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 3349

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867430

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Tatusia megalolepis

(Cope, 1889)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

megalolepis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 4643

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41650904

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

loricatus hybridus

(A. G. Desmarest, 1804)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:29334

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=ae5b7470-6c6e-4a84-8758-56141ac19ddc

Authority page

28

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784631

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Dasypus septemcinctus cordobensis

Feijó, B. D. Patterson, & Cordeiro-Estrela, 2018

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

cordobensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 33-20

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

58

Authority publication

PLoS ONE

Dasypus septemcinctus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

septemcinctus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UUZM type #24

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033862

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Smith (1842:297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:56) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000428) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6293/47441509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Dasypus hybridus

G. Fischer, 1814

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

ix

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070

Authority publication

Moscow

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1814:ix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  2. Fitzinger (1871:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34496757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67329)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:55) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:46) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6288/47440329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tatusia hybridus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

311

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207778

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:311, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Tatu hybridus

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

hybridus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147069

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:203, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147069) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Dasypus propalatus

J. Yepes, 1928

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

propalatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

468

Authority publication

Revista de la Universidad de Buenos Aires

brevicaudus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

brevicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

94

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005:94) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus auritus

Illiger, 1815

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Tatus auritus

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

auritus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

221

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9690)

Dasypus Brevi-cauda

Larrañaga, 1923

Family

Dasypodidae

Root name

brevicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

344

Authority publication

Montevideo

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