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Black-and-rufous Sengi
Rhynchocyon petersi Bocage, 1880
Rhynchocyon petersi is a large African elephant shrew native to Kenyan and Tanza…
African Savanna Elephant
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)
Loxodonta africana, the African bush elephant, is the largest living land mammal…
Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)
The African forest elephant is a smaller African elephant species living in Cent…
Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758, the Asian elephant, is a large megaherbivore fou…
Dugong
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776)
Dugong dugon is a long-lived, strictly marine herbivorous mammal native to warm …
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
This is a detailed biological description of the West Indian manatee Trichechus …
Aardvark
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)
Orycteropus afer, the aardvark, is a pig-like burrowing mammal native to most of…
Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tamandua tetradactyla, the southern tamandua, is a medium-sized anteater found a…
Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)
Tamandua mexicana, the northern tamandua, is a medium-sized arboreal anteater na…
Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Myrmecophaga tridactyla, the giant anteater, is the largest extant anteater, nat…
Northeastern Silky Anteater
Cyclopes didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyclopes didactylus, the silky anteater, is the smallest living anteater native …
Northern Silky Anteater
Cyclopes dorsalis (Gray, 1865)
Cyclopes dorsalis, the silky anteater, is the smallest living anteater with an a…
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825
Bradypus variegatus, the brown-throated sloth, is a widespread Central and South…
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Bradypus tridactylus, the pale-throated sloth, is a three-toed sloth native to n…
Maned Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811
Bradypus torquatus (maned sloth) is an endemic Brazilian three-toed sloth restri…
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Choloepus didactylus, the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, is a nocturnal arboreal rai…
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is a neotropical canopy-dwelling sloth with distinctiv…
Seven-banded Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus septemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
Dasypus septemcinctus, the seven-banded armadillo, is a long-nosed armadillo wit…
Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758
This is a profile of the nine-banded armadillo covering its physical traits, hab…
Southern Three-banded Armadillo
Tolypeutes matacus (Desmarest, 1804)
Tolypeutes matacus, the southern three-banded armadillo, is a small South Americ…
Giant Armadillo
Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792)
Priodontes maximus, the giant armadillo, is the largest living armadillo, found …
Pichi
Zaedyus pichiy (Desmarest, 1804)
Zaedyus pichiy, the pichi, is a small armadillo from southern South America that…
Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a description of the six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus), cover…
Large Hairy Armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804)
Chaetophractus villosus, the big hairy armadillo, is a widespread, well-adapted …
