Dasypus novemcinctus
The Nine-banded Armadillo has a large range spanning the Americas and is very common in the Ibera Marshes. Â It lives in the isolated wooded areas of our reserve and comes out at dusk to hunt insects. Â It is solitary, nocturnal and not normally seen except on camera trap.
This species has a high reproductive rate with few predators, partially owing to its speed when confronted and its armour like plating. Â Predators include the Puma ,Maned Wolf, large raptors and humans, who hunt the armadillo for its meat.
Its length, including the tail ranges from 60-100cm with an average weight of 2.5-7kg, Â making it the largest species of armadillo.
In Argentina it is known as Tatu negro.
