Nine-Banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cingulata |
| Family | Dasypodidae |
| Genus | Dasypus |
| Species | Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Suwannee
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2014.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Kansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Morris, T. & Butt, P.L. 1994. A re-survey of the population of the Squirrel Chimney (Florida) cave shrimp (Palaemonetes cummingi), other species, and the condition of the environment within the Squirrel Chimney Cave system, Alachua County, Florida. Report prepared for Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 12 pp.
How to cite this account
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2361. https://cavebiology.org/species/dasypus-novemcinctus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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