Priodontes maximus

Priodontes maximus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cingulata

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Cingulata

Familia: Chlamyphoridae
Subfamilia: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Priodontes
Species: Priodontes maximus

Name

Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792)

Type locality: French Guiana, "Cayenne"

Synonyms

• Priodontes giganteus (G. Fischer, 1814)
• Dasypus gigas G. Cuvier, 1817
• Dasypus maximus Kerr, 1792
• Tatus grandis (Olfers, 1818)

References

• Priodontes maximus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom, p. 112.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• [1] Listed animal in CITES Appendix I
• IUCN: Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) (Vulnerable)
• Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Leite Pitman, R., G. Powell, D. Cruz, M. Escobedo, K. Escobar, V. Vilca & A. Mendoza. 2004. Habitat use and activity of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus): Preliminary data from southeastern Peru. Book of Abstracts: Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting 2004. Columbia University, New York, USA. Available from http://www.conbio.org/images/content_about_scb/scb_2004_ny_abstracts.pdf and http://www.academia.edu/2314751/Habitat_Use_and_Activity_of_the_Giant_Armadillo_Priodontes_maximus_Preliminary_Data_from_Southeastern_Peru

Vernacular names

English: Giant Armadillo
español: Tatú Carreta, armadillo gigante
magyar: Óriástatu
日本語: オオアルマジロ
polski: Pancernik olbrzymi
português: tatu-canastra, tatuaçu