Guianan Greater Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus kappleri
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The greater long-nosed armadillo is a South American species of armadillo found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a solitary, nocturnal, terrestrial animal that feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates, usually living in the vicinity of streams and swamps.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cingulata
- Family
- Dasypodidae
- Genus
- Dasypus