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Gasteroid fungi as diet component of the hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus (Cingulata, Chlamyphoridae), in the Dry Chaco Region of Paraguay

  • Weiler A
  • Nuñez K
Revista Biodiversidad Neotropical (2017) 7(3) 149
DOI: 10.18636/bioneotropical.v7i3.561
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Abstract

Chaetophractus villosus inhabits the Gran Chaco Basin of South America. The species is considered carnivorous-omnivorous, feeding primarily on plant matter and invertebrates. Here we present the first record of fungus in the diet of the species.

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Weiler, A., & Nuñez, K. (2017). Gasteroid fungi as diet component of the hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus (Cingulata, Chlamyphoridae), in the Dry Chaco Region of Paraguay. Revista Biodiversidad Neotropical, 7(3), 149. https://doi.org/10.18636/bioneotropical.v7i3.561

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