Seven-banded armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the seven-banded armadillo lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Dasypus septemcinctus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Dasypodidae

Where does the seven-banded armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the seven-banded armadillo in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Marabá.

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 seven-banded armadillo endangered?

The seven-banded armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the seven-banded armadillo?

The seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Dasypodidae, genus Dasypus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the seven-banded armadillo

The seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus), also known as the Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo from South America found in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

It is a solitary nocturnal, terrestrial animal, living mostly in dry habitats, outside of rainforest regions.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Seven-banded armadillo (revision 1315191050), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761577 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).