AnAge entry for Tolypeutes tricinctus
Classification (HAGRID: 02081)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
Order: Cingulata
Family: Dasypodidae
Genus: Tolypeutes
- Species
- Tolypeutes tricinctus
- Common name
- Brazilian three-banded armadillo
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- Not yet established
- Observations
These animals are expected to live up to 17 years [0434]. Because only a few of these animals have been kept in captivity, though, their maximum longevity could be underestimated.
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
- [0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
- [0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 624906
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 183750
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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- Internet
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