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Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southern Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus
Common RaccoonProcyon lotor
Guianan Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus guianensis
Virginia OpossumDidelphis virginiana
Seven-banded Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus septemcinctus
West Andean Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus fenestratus
White-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianus
Six-banded ArmadilloEuphractus sexcinctus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 32,615 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 16,809 |
| Mexico | 1,726 |
| Georgia | 1,648 |
| Oklahoma | 1,039 |
| Alabama | 1,029 |
| Louisiana | 883 |
| South Carolina | 833 |
| Arkansas | 827 |
| Missouri | 732 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Armadillos · Cingulata |
| Family | Long-nosed Armadillos · Dasypodidae |
| Genus | Long-nosed Armadillos · Dasypus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.