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NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Espèce la plus commune, répandue du sud des Etats-Unis à l'Argentine, et dont le nombre de bandes varie, en fait, de 8 à 11.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
DEF

A small armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) having nine movable bands or scutes and ranging from Texas to Paraguay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Tatou ou tatouay : nom vulgaire des représentants de la famille des Dasypodidés [...] Cette famille comprend de nombreuses espèces dont : Dasypus novemcinctus ou tatou à neuf bandes (Amérique centrale, Mexique, Texas).

Spanish

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