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Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758

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.

Species previoslly named Dasypus hybridus (actually named Dasypus septemcinctus hybridus), in the wild, at natural grasslands and water lagoons of Valizas, Uruguay

Species previoslly named Dasypus hybridus (actually named Dasypus septemcinctus hybridus), in the wild, at natural grasslands and water lagoons of Valizas, Uruguay

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Open encyclopedia reference

The seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus), also known as the Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo from South America found in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

It is a solitary nocturnal, terrestrial animal, living mostly in dry habitats, outside of rainforest regions.

Wikipedia contributors, Seven-banded armadillo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:17:10.211457+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
Name authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
Brazilian 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderCingulata Illiger, 1811
  12. familyDasypodidae Gray, 1821
  13. genusDasypus Linnaeus, 1758
  14. speciesDasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dasypus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Greater Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus kappleri Krauss, 1862DasypodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Yungas Lesser Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus mazzai Yepes, 1933DasypodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Nine-banded ArmadilloDasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758DasypodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Llanos Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968DasypodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hairy Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856)DasypodidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 6 records assigned to Dasypodidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

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.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=624902 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:349WB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.