Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo
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Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo

Dasypus septemcinctus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Emas National Park
7 Verified records at Emas National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The seven-banded armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus), also known as the Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo from South America found in Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a solitary nocturnal, terrestrial animal, living mostly in dry habitats, outside of rainforest regions. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo sighting in Emas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Emas National Park

Nine-banded Armadillo
LC

Nine-banded Armadillo

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Dasypus novemcinctus

Insufficient data
Six-banded Armadillo
LC

Six-banded Armadillo

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Euphractus sexcinctus

20–30% · Possible
Cabasu
LC

Cabasu

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cabassous unicinctus

20–30% · Possible
Giant Armadillo
VU

Giant Armadillo

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Priodontes maximus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo in Emas National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo sighting in Emas National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo in Emas National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo in Emas National Park in our monthly data.

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