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Yungas Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mazzai Yepes, 1933
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Dorsal and lateral view of the skin of the holotype of Dasypus mazzai (MACN 31.273)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Yepes's mulita or the Yungas lesser long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus mazzai) is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is endemic to Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical dry forests. The species was renamed D. yepesi because the type of D. mazzai was suspected to correspond of other species of Dasypus, which it was later proved wrong, becoming D. yepesi a synonym of D. mazzai.
Wikipedia contributors, Yepes's mulita; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:11:17.533805+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasypus mazzai Yepes, 1933
- Name authority
- Yepes, 1933
- Common name
- Yungas Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cingulata
- Family
- Dasypodidae
- Genus
- Dasypus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderCingulata Illiger, 1811
- familyDasypodidae Gray, 1821
- genusDasypus Linnaeus, 1758
- speciesDasypus mazzai Yepes, 1933
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dasypus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus kappleri Krauss, 1862 | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Nine-banded ArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Llanos Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968 | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hairy Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856) | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dasypus yepesi Vizcaíno, 1995 Vizcaíno, 1995 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=993360 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:349W7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.