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The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), or the nine-banded, long-nosed armadillo, is a medium-sized mammal. It is found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos. Its ancestors originated in South America, and remained there until thousands of years later when the formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed them to enter North America as part of the Great American Interchange. The nine-banded armadillo is a solitary, mainly nocturnal animal, found...

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2. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley, sin restricciones conocidas de derechos (dominio publico), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Armadillo_at_Kennedy_Space_Center_%28KSC-07PD-2276%29.jpg/460px-Armadillo_at_Kennedy_Space_Center_%28KSC-07PD-2276%29.jpg
3. (c) Wikimedia Commons, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Armadillo1.jpg/460px-Armadillo1.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypus_novemcinctus

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Conanp
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet

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