Belize Biodiversity Information System NAME - Nine-banded armadillo FAMILY - Dasypodidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus REFERENCES - 1, 2, 3 and 20 National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status Reference Uncommon: occur at low density in proper habitat. 7 Common: high density, likely to be seen in many places 4 Apparently secure throughout range 4 Hunted - subsistence or commercial 4 - Comments on Status 4* excellent meat an important food source, sometimes scarce in areas populated with subsistence hunters but seems to withstand heavy hunting District Reference Belize 2 Cayo 2 Corozal 2 Orange Walk 2 Stann Creek 2 Toledo 2 Administrative Unit Occurrence Temporal Reference Altun Ha Archaeological Reserve Collected as voucher March 18 Slate Creek Preserve 13 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve Sign, tracks/scat Dry season 11 Chiquibul Forest Reserve Permanent 10 Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve 9 Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary 8 Shipstern Nature Reserve 7 Rio Bravo Conservation Area 6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 5 Private land, see comments Sighting Wet season 12 Chiquibul Forest Reserve Sign, tracks/scat Wet season 14 Chiquibul National Park Sign, tracks/scat Wet season 14 Gallon Jug Sighting 15 Tapir Mtn. Nature Reserve Photographed Wet season 16 Shipstern Nature Reserve Photographed Dry season 17 Chiquibul National Park Collected as voucher December 19 Altun Ha Archaeological Reserve Collected as voucher March 18 Hydrologic Association Reference Roaring Creek 16 Macal River 14 Macal River 11 Raspaculo River 10 1:50,000 Quadrangle Reference 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' 18 16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15' 14 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' 13 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 12 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 30' to 88 45' 12 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 11 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 30' to 88 45' 8 18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15' 7 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' 6 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' 5 17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15' 15 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' 16 18 15' to 18 30'; 88 00' to 88 15' 17 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' 19 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' 18 Holdridge Life Zone Reference Subtropical moist 18 Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical 19 Subtropical moist 17 Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical 16 General Distribution Comments 18* ROM Rockstone Pond 19* LSU Augustine 1 mi. south 16* NE portion TMNR 14* Guacamallo Bridge 12* Gold Button Ranch 11* Rubber Camp burrow and Francelia Camp track References 1 McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter 25 (2-3). 2 Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 1:283-285 3 Wilson, D. E., D. M. Reeder. 1993. Mammal Species of the World, a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second ed. Smithsonian Inst. p.65 4 Emmons, L. H. 1990. Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, a field guide. University of Chicago Press. Chicago and London. p.42-43 5 Rabinowitz, A.; B. G. Nottingham, Jr. 1989. Mammal species richness and relative abundance of small mammals in a subtropical wet forest of Central America. Mammalia V. 53, No. 2, pp.217-226 6 Anonymous. Mammal List Update. 1994. Unpublished list. pp.1-2 7 Meerman, J. C. 1993. Mammals of the Shipstern Nature Reserve. Occasional Papers of the Belize Natural History Society. 2:11, pp.83-85 8 Mackler, R., O. Salas. 1994. Management Plan Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Belize. Unpub. draft report for BAS. p.15 9 Clark, W. 1993. A contribution to the mammals of the Mountain Pine Ridge; Hidden Valley Inn, Cayo District, Belize, Central America. Unpub. report for WCS. pp.7-8 10 Rodgers, A.D.F.; D. A. Sutton, eds. 1991. Report of the Joint Services Scientific Expedition to the Upper Raspaculo. Unpub. report. pp. E-1-1 and E-1-2 11 Clark, W. C. 1992. Mammal Surveys Along the Macal River in Areas to be Affected by the Belize Electricity Board's Proposed Hydroelectric Project. pp.3-16. Draft report in Macal River Hydroelectric Development Environmental Impact Assessment Rubber Camp and Chalillo Schemes Pre-feasibility Study - Draft Environmental Appendix. Volume II of III. 12 Platt, S. 1993. Wildlife Survey of Gold Button Ranch, Belize. Unpublished report. 13 Meerman, J. C. 1994. Unpublished data, Slate Creek Preserve. 14 Barlow, S. C., G. B. Caddick. 1989. Report on the Status of the Scarlet Macaw, Ara macao, in Belize, Central America. Unpublished report. 15 Miller, C.M., B.W. Miller. 1994 (Nov.). Working Checklist: Mammals of Gallon Jug and Chan Chich Lodge Area. Unpublished list. 16 Miller, C.M., B.W. Miller. 1994. Preliminary Faunal Surveys at Tapir Mt. Nature Reserve, 27 Nov.-5 Dec., 1994. Unpublished report for BAS. 17 Quigley, H. B., B. W. Miller, C. M. Miller. 1995. Mammal Survey, Shipstern Nature Reserve, April 4-13, 1995. Unpublished report for ITCF. 18 ROM. 1995. Collections data from mammal department, Royal Ontario Museum. 19 LSU Museum of Natural Science, Belize collection. August 31, 1995. Curator: Mark S. Hafner. 20 McBee, K. and R.J. Baker. 1982. Dasypus novemcinctus. Mammalian Species. No.162. pp.1-9. American Society of Mammalogists.
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