Yepes's Mulita

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Yepes's Mulita[1]
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cingulata Family: Dasypodidae Genus: Dasypus Species: D. yepesi
Binomial name
Dasypus yepesi Vizcaíno, 1995

The Yepes's Mulita (Dasypus yepesi) is a species of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It is endemic to Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 95. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Vizcaino, S. & members of the Edentate Specialist Group (2006). Dasypus yepesi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.