The greater long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus kappleri, is a South American species of armadillo found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a solitary, nocturnal, terrestrial animal, usually living in the vicinity of streams and swamps. It feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates.
Taxonomy:family | Dasypodidae |
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