Cabassous centralis (Cingulata: Dasypodidae)

Abstract

Cabassous centralis (northern naked-tailed armadillo) is a small armadillo with a slender tail. The distinctive tail has widely spaced, thin plates that are gray-pink in color. This fossorial armadillo occurs in diverse tropical habitats and has a distributional range from southern Mexico, through Central America, and into northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador). C. centralis is listed as ''Least Concern'' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, and is rare everywhere.