Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Spanish: Armadillo

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Photographed by javierluque89 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC · taken in Mburucuyá, Corrientes, Argentina, not near La Saladita

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), or the nine-banded, long-nosed armadillo, is a medium-sized mammal found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos. Its ancestors originated in South America, and remained there until the formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed them to enter North America as part of the Great American Interchange. The nine-banded armadillo is a solitary, mainly nocturnal animal, found in many kinds of habitats, from mature...

TaxonomyMammalia › Cingulata › Dasypodidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records2,658 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Southern Long-nosed Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/dasypus-novemcinctus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.