NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968
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, lateral and ventral views of the skin of the holotype of Dasypus sabanicola (EBRG 965)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Llanos long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus sabanicola) or northern long-nosed armadillo is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is endemic to Colombia and Venezuela, where its habitat is the intermittently flooded grassland of the Llanos. The species is closely related to the nine-banded armadillo and the great long-nosed armadillo. It has very little hair and can weigh up to 22 pounds (9.5 kg), and can grow to about 2.1 feet (60 cm) long. It lives in dense cover near limestone formations. Like most other armadillos, it eats ants.
Wikipedia contributors, Llanos 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 2026-10-05T11:45:57.898068+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dasypus sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968
- Name authority
- Mondolfi, 1968
- Common name
- Llanos 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 sabanicola Mondolfi, 1968
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 |
| Hairy Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus pilosus (Fitzinger, 1856) | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 | DasypodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=624901 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:6CDTK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.