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Wildlife associates of nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) burrows in Arkansas. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2022
Nine‐banded Armadillos dig extensive burrow systems. These burrows provide refuge for numerous other wildlife species. This article explores the array of wildlife that use armadillo burrows and describes how different animals interact with burrows.
DeGregorio BA, Veon JT, Massey A.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) using a highway wildlife underpass in a fragmented Cerrado landscape from Eastern Goiás State, central Brazil

Xenarthra, 2023
We monitored a stretch of the BR-050 highway in the State of Goiás that crosses several natural environments used by the giant armadillo, a peculiar and endangered species whose survival is threatened by vehicle collisions. Here, we present the record of
Okamura Arasaki, Marcelo , Campos de Oliveira, Renan , Issberner Panachão, Eduardo , de Brito Barbosa, Rodrigo , Flores Lizarelli, Thales   +4 more
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Polling the Public to Select Flagship Species for Tourism and Conservation-A 'Big Five' for the Peruvian Amazon? [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Flagship species are used to promote conservation and tourism, but selecting species purely for prescribed appealing characteristics may overlook unique flagships or homogenise selections. A strategy of polling the public can more directly identify existing preferences for species for marketing.
Recharte M, Lee PC, Vick SJ, Bowler M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Priodontes maximus(Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) [PDF]

Mammalian Species, 2016
Priodontes maximus ([Kerr, 1792][1]), called the giant armadillo, is monotypic and by far the largest extant armadillo. Average adult weight is about 30kg (in captivity, as high as 80kg). Its carapace extends about halfway down its sides, making it impossible to curl up tightly.
Carter, Tracy S., Superina, Mariella, Leslie, David M.   +2 more
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Species distribution model reveals only highly fragmented suitable patches remaining for giant armadillo in the Brazilian Cerrado

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 2021
The potential distribution of a cryptic, naturally rare large mammal, the giant armadillo Priodontes maximus, was explored in fragments of Cerrado and Atlantic Forest in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (259,641 km2) Brazil.
Katia Maria Paschoaletto Micchi de Barros Ferraz, Bruna Gomes de Oliveira, Nina Attias, Arnaud Leonard Jean Desbiez   +3 more
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Distribución y usos de los armadillos en sabanas inundables de Arauca, Colombia

Biota Colombiana, 2018
En Colombia se han registrado seis especies de armadillos, de las cuales cinco se encuentran en la región de la Orinoquia. Para el departamento de Arauca, la información sobre estas especies es insuficiente y desactualizada. Determinamos la abundancia y
Arlex Rodríguez-Durán, Kelly Valencia, Mariella Superina, Ricardo Peña   +3 more
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Large- and medium-bodied terrestrial mammals of the Upper Berbice region of Guyana [PDF]

Check List, 2020
Large mammals are key contributors to forest ecosystems globally, but Neotropical mammal populations are understudied. We employed remotely triggered camera traps and track surveys to assess the mammal community in the newly accessible upper Berbice ...
Meshach A. Pierre, Leroy Ignacio, Evi A. D. Paemelaere   +2 more
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Using camera traps to enhance community-based management of subsistence hunting in the Amazon. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Community‐based management and monitoring of biodiversity has emerged as a cost‐effective strategy for providing credible data, informing decision‐making, and empowering local communities in resource governance and management. However, the establishment of community‐based management of subsistence hunting in the Brazilian Amazon has been ...
Sampaio R, Morato RG, Nunes AV, Chiarello AG.   +3 more
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Medium-sized to large mammals of Serra do Tombador, Cerrado of Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2017
The Cerrado is the second largest biome of Brazil and one of the most threatened, mainly due to habitat conversion and agricultural expansion. At the same time, the fauna of the Cerrado is poorly known.
Rodolfo Cabral, Marina Zanin, Grasiela Porfírio, Daniel Brito   +3 more
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First national assessment of wildlife mortality in Ecuador: An effort from citizens and academia to collect roadkill data at country scale

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023
The first national assessment of wildlife mortality caused by road traffic in Ecuador. A comprehensive roadkill dataset with more than 5000 roadkill records in Ecuador that includes threatened and poorly known species. A joint effort of citizens and academia to collect roadkill data at a country scale.
Pablo Medrano‐Vizcaíno, David Brito‐Zapata, Adriana Rueda‐Vera, Pablo Jarrín‐V, José‐María García‐Carrasco, Diana Medina, Juan Aguilar, Néstor Acosta‐Buenaño, Manuela González‐Suárez   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source