Andean hairy armadillo  (Chaetophractus nationi)

Authentication

Authenticated (04/09/2009) by Dr. Mariella Superina, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Anteaters, Sloths and Armadillos Specialist Group.
http://www.edentata.org

Glossary

Carapace: The top shell of a turtle. In arthropods (insects, crabs etc), the fused head and thorax (the part of the body located near the head) also known as ‘cephalothorax'.
Carrion: The flesh of a dead animal.
Genus: A category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family' and above ‘species'. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial' Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
Nocturnal: Active at night.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (July, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1999) Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  3. CITES (January, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Superina, M. (2000) Biologie und Haltung von Gürteltieren (Dasypodidae). [Biology and maintenance of armadillos (Dasypodidae)]. Doctoral Thesis. Institut für Zoo-, Heim- und Wildtiere, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
  6. Merrett, P.K. (1983) Edentates. Project for City and Guilds: Animal Management Course. The Zoological Trust of Guernsey, Guernsey.
  7. Redford, K. and and Eisenberg, J. (1992) Mammals of the Neotropics. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
  8. Peredo, B. (1999) Bolivia's Trade in Hairy Armadillos. TRAFFIC Bulletin, 18: 41 - 45.