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Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
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
Mexican Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus mexicanus
West Andean Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus fenestratus
Seven-banded Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus septemcinctus
Llanos Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus sabanicola
Six-banded ArmadilloEuphractus sexcinctus
Western Greater Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus pastasae
Southern Naked-tailed ArmadilloCabassous unicinctus
Southern Three-banded ArmadilloTolypeutes matacus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 895 |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 822 |
| Texas | 451 |
| Sao Paulo | 287 |
| Argentina | 190 |
| Colombia | 102 |
| Louisiana | 88 |
| Ecuador | 80 |
| Oklahoma | 76 |
| Rio de Jeneiro | 76 |
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 |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
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 Southern Long-nosed Armadillo with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.