Giant armadillo
species of mammal
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Summary
Giant armadillo is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,358 views/month, #1,226 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Priodontes[5]
- Taxon name: Priodontes maximus[6]
- Commons category: Priodontes maximus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Priodontes maximus[8]
- Commons gallery: Priodontes maximus[9]
- Original combination: Dasypus maximus[10]
- Taxon synonym: Dasypus giganteus[11]
- Short name: P. maximus[12]
- Taxon common name: Giant armadillo[13], Armadillo Gigante[14], Carachupa Manan[15], Cuspon[16], Tatú Carreta[17], Tatú Guazú[18], Tatou Géant[19], Riesengürteltier[20], armadillu / tatú xigante[21], veliki pasavec[22]
- Mass: 113 g[23]
- Gestation period: 4 month[24]
- Longest observed lifespan: 15 years[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[26]
- Litter size: 1[27]
- Taxon range: Brazil[28], Sena Madureira[29]
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Identifiers
Giant armadillo's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47085[30]. Giant armadillo's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 183752[31]. Giant armadillo's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328497[32]. Giant armadillo's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220096[33]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 624904[34] and 624914[35].
Why It Matters
Giant armadillo has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]