| 词条 | Southern three-banded armadillo |
| 释义 |
| name = Southern three-banded armadillo | image = ThreeBandArmadilloLyd.jpg | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Tolypeutes | species = matacus | authority = (Desmarest, 1804) | range_map = Southern Three-banded Armadillo area.png | range_map_caption = Southern three-banded armadillo range | range_map_upright = 0.7 }} The southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), also called the La Plata three-banded armadillo, is an armadillo species from South America.[2] It is found in parts of northern Argentina, southwestern Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, at elevations from sea level to {{convert|770|m|ft|abbr=on}}.[1] The southern three-banded armadillo and the other member of the genus Tolypeutes, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, are the only species of armadillos capable of rolling into a complete ball to defend themselves. The three characteristic bands that cover the back of the animal allow it enough flexibility to fit its tail and head together, allowing it to protect its underbelly, limbs, eyes, nose and ears from predators. The shell covering its body is armored and the outer layer is made out of keratin, the same protein that builds human fingernails. They are typically a yellow or brownish color. They are among the smaller armadillos, with a head-and-body length of about {{convert|22|to|27|cm|abbr=on}} and a weight between {{convert|1|and|1.6|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.[3] Unlike most armadillos, they are not fossorial,[1] but will use abandoned giant anteater burrows.[3] The three-banded armadillo has a long, sticky, straw-like pink tongue that allows it to gather up and eat many different species of insects, typically ants and termites. In captivity, armadillos also eat foods such as fruits and vegetables. The species is threatened by habitat destruction from conversion of its native Dry Chaco to farmland, and from hunting for food and the pet trade.[1] GalleryReferences{{Commons category|Tolypeutes matacus}}{{Wikispecies|Tolypeutes matacus}}1. ^1 2 3 {{IUCN2008 | assessor = Abba, A. | assessor2 = Cuellar, E. | assessor3 = Meritt, D. | assessor4 = Porini, G. | assessor5 = Superina, M. | assessor6 = Members of the IUCN SSC Edentate Specialist Group | last-assessor-amp = yes | year = 2008 | id = 21974 | title = Tolypeutes matacus | downloaded = 30 December 2008}} 2. ^{{MSW3 Cingulata | id = 11700053 | pages = 98–99}} 3. ^1 Armadillo Online: Tolypeutes matacus. Retrieved 14 June 2014. External links
7 : Armadillos|Myrmecophagous mammals|Mammals of Argentina|Mammals of Bolivia|Mammals of Brazil|Mammals of Paraguay|Mammals described in 1804 |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。