Dasypodidae
E721106
Dasypodidae is the biological family comprising the living armadillos, small to medium-sized armored mammals native mainly to the Americas.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mammal family ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Xenarthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bony armor shell
ⓘ
elongated snout ⓘ powerful digging claws ⓘ small to medium body size ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| closestExtantRelatives |
anteaters
ⓘ
sloths ⓘ |
| commonName | armadillos ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species threatened by habitat loss ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
insect predator
ⓘ
soil bioturbator ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstScientificDescriptionYear | 1821 ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ savannas ⓘ scrublands ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Calyptophractus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chaetophractus NERFINISHED ⓘ Chlamyphorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dasypus NERFINISHED ⓘ Euphractus NERFINISHED ⓘ Priodontes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolypeutes NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaedyus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Dasypus novemcinctus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Priodontes maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Cingulata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | placental ⓘ |
| sensoryAdaptation | well-developed sense of smell ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Dasypus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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