NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The hairy long-nosed armadillo or woolly armadillo (Dasypus pilosus) is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The International Union for Conservation of Nature used to consider it a "vulnerable species" but has changed this assessment to "data deficient" because so little is known about the animal and the threats it faces.
Wikipedia contributors, Hairy long-nosed armadillo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:27:14.759475+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasypus pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Fitzinger, 1856)
- Common name
- Hairy 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 pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856)
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 |
| Yungas Lesser Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus mazzai Yepes, 1933 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Cryptophractus pilosus Fitzinger, 1856 Fitzinger, 1856 | 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=624900 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:349W9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.