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Brazilian three-banded armadillo

Mammals

The Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus), known locally as tatu-bola or ball armadillo, is found only in eastern Brazil, mostly south of the equator and rarely seen west of 50 degrees west longitude. Linnaeus first described the species in 1758. It is one of only two armadillo species able to roll itself into a complete defensive ball, the other being the southern three-banded armadillo. It lives in the open savannahs of the Cerrado and the dry woodlands of the Caatinga, habitats with sparse vegetation, scattered bushes and gnarled trees. The IUCN lists it as Vulnerable, threatened by habitat destruction for livestock, hunting, agricultural expansion, mining and charcoal collection. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Tolypeutes tricinctus 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cingulata, Taxa
Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)

In Biome

Savanna, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Tolypeutes tricinctus

In Ecosystem

Cerrado, Ecosystems
Source Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Tolypeutes tricinctus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Habitat Regions, Tolypeutes tricinctus
    Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (hunted-fished)
    Tolypeutes tricinctus have had positive economic effects due to being hunted as a source of food since the 17th century, and are used by locals as medicine for asthma, diarrhea, headaches, inflammation, and earache.
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive (used-in-traditional-medicine)
    Tolypeutes tricinctus have had positive economic effects due to being hunted as a source of food since the 17th century, and are used by locals as medicine for asthma, diarrhea, headaches, inflammation, and earache.
  • In Biome: Savanna, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions tropical tropical terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland scrub forest scrub forest
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3. Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q111846 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cingulata, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Brazilian three-banded armadillo (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    VU
  • In Ecosystem: Cerrado, Range and habitat
    The Brazilian three-banded armadillo lives primarily in open savannahs (Cerrado) and dry woodlands (Caatinga), where low rainfall and poor soil limit the vegetation to tall, woody grasses, scattered bushes, and gnarled trees.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Tolypeutes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2141
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2141
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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