Dasypus (Dasypus) septemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 (seven-banded armadillo)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Alternative combination: Dasypus septemcinctus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Dasypus (Dasypus) according to A. D. Rincón et al. 2008

See also Linnaeus 1758 and Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: Dasypus (Dasypus) hybridus, Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus, Dasypus (Dasypus) sabanicola, Dasypus (Dasypus) yepesi

Ecology: semifossorial insectivore-frugivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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