Llanos long-nosed armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Llanos long-nosed armadillo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasypus sabanicola
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Dasypodidae

Where does the Llanos long-nosed armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Llanos long-nosed armadillo in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Llanos long-nosed armadillo endangered?

The Llanos long-nosed armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Llanos long-nosed armadillo?

The Llanos long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus sabanicola) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Dasypodidae, genus Dasypus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Llanos long-nosed armadillo

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Llanos long-nosed armadillo (revision 1361438354), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761916 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).