An updated and annotated checklist of mammals occurring in Brazil is presented. A total of
751 native species, distributed in 249 genera, 51 families and 11 orders were recorded to …

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is the most widespread xenarthran
species across the Americas. Recent studies have suggested it is composed of 4 …

Cabassous comprises armadillos lacking a full osteoderm cover in the tail, justifying its
common name naked-tailed armadillos. In the only taxonomic revision of the genus, in 1980 …

The present work concerns xenarthrans from the collection of Santiago (Kaspar Jakob) Roth
(1850–1924) housed at the Palaeontological Institute and Museum of the University of …

Xenarthra—a superorder of placental mammals endemic to the Neotropics—is represented
by armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. Considering their long history in the Americas, extant …

Aim Limited funds for conservation and research require the development of prioritization
schemes. Traditionally, biodiversity metrics were used to delineate priority areas; however, a …

The Xenarthra, which are endemic to the Americas, consist of two distinct clades, the Pilosa
(anteaters and sloths) and the Cingulata (armadillos). The association between xenarthrans …

Abstract Glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata) are one of the most amazing Cenozoic South
American mammals, with some terminal forms reaching ca. two tons. The Paleogene record …

Identifying ecomorphological convergence examples is a central focus in evolutionary
biology. In xenarthrans, slow arboreality independently arose at least three times, in the two …

Eco-morphological convergence, ie, similar phenotypes evolved in ecologically convergent
taxa, naturally reproduces a common-garden experiment since it allows researchers to keep …