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The local extinction of one of the greatest terrestrial ecosystem engineers, the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), in one of its last refuges in the Atlantic Forest, will be felt by a large vertebrate community

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Priodontes maximus is the largest living armadillo and is at risk of extinction. The species ranges throughout South America and one of its last refuges in the entire Atlantic Forest is a reserve complex called Sooretama. We investigated the conservation
Bruno Fontes, Gabriel F Massocato, Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Prevalence of Mycobacterium leprae in armadillos in Brazil: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Understanding the prevalence of M. leprae infection in armadillos is important because of evidence from Brazil and other countries of an association between contact with armadillos and the development of Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
Patrícia Deps, João Marcelo Antunes, Adalberto Rezende Santos, Simon M Collin   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Population density, activity patterns, and ecological importance of giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) in Colombia [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 2017
The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) is the largest extant armadillo species. This rare, cryptic, and poorly studied South American mammal is considered a physical ecosystem engineer. From February to August 2014, 10 camera traps were used to estimate population density, activity patterns, and the ecological importance of giant armadillos on ...
Carlos Andrés Aya-Cuero, Mariella Superina   +1 more
exaly   +3 more sources

High school students' knowledge of endangered fauna in the Brazilian Cerrado: A cross-species and spatial analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
The ability of high school students to know endangered species can vary among species (e.g., large body size can influence people's interest) or among municipalities (e.g., more contact with biodiversity can influence people's interest).
Marcos Aurélio de Amorim Gomes, Tatiel Venâncio Gonçalves, Fabrício Barreto Teresa, Hélida Ferreira da Cunha, Flávia Pereira Lima, João Carlos Nabout   +5 more
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Divergence Across Niche Dimensions Reveals Species' Ecological Roles. [PDF]

Ecol Lett
Natural history gaps hinder our understanding of species' ecological roles and their contributions to ecosystem processes. Using an integrative framework, we analysed multiple niche dimensions of co‐occurring xenarthran insectivores, revealing divergent trophic, spatial and temporal patterns that reflect distinct ecological roles. Our results challenge
Magioli M, Alberici V, Carvalho EAR, Attias N, Ferraz KMPMB, Moreira MZ, Desbiez ALJ, Chiarello AG.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Fleas and lesions in armadillo osteoderms. [PDF]

J Anat, 2023
Study of lesions caused by flea's ‘bites’ in the bones on the backs of armadillos show that they are actually made by the host's own osteoclasts, not by the flea's own masticatory apparatus. Panels (a, c, e) are reconstructions from high‐contrast resolution X‐Ray Microtomography and (b, d, f) backscattered electron mode scanning electron microscopy ...
Boyde A, Mills D, Abba AM, Ezquiaga MC.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diversity and Activity Patterns of Medium-Sized and Large Terrestrial Mammals in Agroforests of a Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Region. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We studied species richness and activity patterns of medium‐sized and large terrestrial mammals in agroforests located in the northern buffer zone of Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. The agroforests harboured a high number of mammal species, with species richness increasing alongside greater structural complexity of vegetation.
Korol Y, Collins P, Gallegos JR, Hollis S, Hölscher D, Huinga M, Kirkby C, Gerber N.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Guidelines to identify individual giant armadillos, Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792), through camera traps

Edentata: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group, 2020
Gabriel Fávero Massocato, Arnaud Desbiez   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

First estimates of potential lifespan of giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the wild

Edentata: The Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group, 2021
Arnaud L.J. Desbiez, Duston Larsen, Gabriel F. Massocato, Nina Attias, Danilo Kluyber, Damián I. Rumiz   +5 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Medium-sized and large mammals of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractivist Reserve, Acre, Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2020
The medium-sized and large mammals of the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractivist Reserve, Acre, Brazil are inventoried. Data were collected using five methods: line transects, opportunistic sightings, camera trapping, hunting calendar, and hunting ...
Marcela Alvares Oliveira, Armando Muniz Calouro   +1 more
doaj   +3 more sources