Food habits of the southern lesser long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus septemcinctus hybridus) in Uruguay
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https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS23.2.4Keywords:
ants, armadillos, diet, feces, Southern long nosed armadilloAbstract
The food habits of the Southern long-nosed armadillo are little known. We analyzed 15 feces obtained in 1997 in Florida, Uruguay. Feces were weighed and crumbled dry, and plant material, soil particles, and animal remains were separated. The beetles (Family Scarabaeidae) appeared in 100% of the feces, the Family Curculionidae in 93.3%, species of the Family Formicidae and the Order Orthoptera in 60%, and of the Family Carabidae in 53.3%. These results confirm the insectivorous-formicivore tendency of the species and show that when the southern long-nosed armadillo feeds on ants, it swallows significant amounts of soil.
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