The Mexican long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus mexicanus) or northern nine-banded armadillo is a species of armadillo native to North and Central America. Until 2024, the species was considered a subspecies of the nine-banded armadillo classified as (Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus). A study published in Systematic Biology reclassified it as a genetically distinct species.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cingulata
- Family
- Dasypodidae
- Genus
- Dasypus
- Species
- Dasypus mexicanus
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