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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 Lucas Fontes, Arnaud Leonard Jean Desbiez, Gabriel Fávero Massocato, Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo, Tânia Margarete Sanaiotti, Helena Godoy Bergallo, Átilla Colombo Ferreguetti, Carlos Hartur Ribeiro Noia, Vitor Roberto Schettino, Renata Valls, Danielle de Oliveira Moreira, Andressa Gatti, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Aureo Banhos   +13 more
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Records of the giant-armadillo Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in the Atlantic Forest: are Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo the last strongholds of the species?

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
We report 20 records of Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) collected between 1990 and 2009 in three nature reserves located in forested areas of southeastern Brazil within the Atlantic Forest biome. Seventeen records were collected in Parque Estadual do Rio
Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo, Leandro M. Scoss, André Hirsch, Adriano G. Chiarello   +3 more
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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

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

Environmental factors influencing the abundance of four species of threatened mammals in degraded habitats in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
On the latest 60 years the degradation and fragmentation of native habitats have been modifying the landscape in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. The adaptive plasticity of an organism has been crucial for its long-term survival and success in these novel ...
Juliana Teixeira-Santos, Ana Carolina da Cunha Ribeiro, Øystein Wiig, Nelson Silva Pinto, Lorrane Gabrielle Cantanhêde, Leonardo Sena, Ana Cristina Mendes-Oliveira   +6 more
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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 ...
Aya-Cuero, Carlos, Rodríguez Bolaños, Abelardo, Superina, Mariella   +2 more
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ANESTHESIA IN A GIANT ARMADILLO (Priodontes maximus) FOR FEMORAL FRACTURE FIXATION [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Brasilica, 2017
An adult female armadillo (Priodontes maximus) weighing 32.4 kg was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Mato Grosso (HOVET-UFMT) - Campus Cuiabá.
Corrêa, Sandra Helena Ramiro, Gomes, Lianna Ghisi, Guimarães, Luciana Dambrósio, Morgado, Thais Oliveira, Souza, Roberto Lopes de, Stocco, Matias Bassinello   +5 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
europepmc   +2 more sources

Tamaño y orientación de cuevas de tatú carreta (Priodontes maximus) en el oeste de la provincia de Formosa, Argentina [PDF]

Edentata, 2012
Giant armadillos (Priodontes maximus) are one of the most endangered mammals in the Gran Chaco. They are largely nocturnal, highly fossorial and solitary, characteristics that have limited the understanding of their behavior and ecology. We report on the
Ceresoli, Natalia, Fernandez Duque, Eduardo   +1 more
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Potencial evento de alimentação de Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) por Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Desmodontinae) no cerrado, oeste do Brasil [PDF]

Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos, 2022
Hematophagous bats are fascinating mammals due to their social structure and complex anatomical and physiological characters. We present evidence of the potential use of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the feeding spectrum of the common ...
Cordeiro, José L. P., de Andrade, Henrique S. F., de Oliveira, Luiz Flamarion B., de Oliveira, Marcione B.   +3 more
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