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title: "Negenbandgordeldier"
description: "Dasypus novemcinctus — Zoogdieren. The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), also called the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common armadillo, is a species of armadillo native to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-long-nosed-armadillo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Negenbandgordeldier

> Dasypus novemcinctus — Zoogdieren. The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), also called the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common armadillo, is a species of armadillo native to South America.

- Scientific name: *Dasypus novemcinctus*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `grassland` (Weiden en velden), `savanna` (Savanne), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 2650
- Wikidata: [Q649549](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q649549)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47075](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47075)

## Names

- en: Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
- de: Neunbinden-Gürteltier
- es: Armadillo de nueve bandas
- fr: Tatou à neuf bandes
- nl: Negenbandgordeldier
- pt: Tatu-galinha
- pl: Pancernik dziewięciopaskowy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1379), AR (293), CO (140), EC (103), UY (98), PE (64), BO (59), TT (46), PY (26), VE (15)

## Summary

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), also called the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common armadillo, is a species of armadillo native to South America. The Mexican long-nosed armadillo of North America was formerly treated as a subspecies of the nine-banded armadillo.
The nine-banded armadillo is a solitary, mainly nocturnal animal, found in many kinds of habitats, from mature and secondary rainforests to grassland and dry scrub. It is an insectivore, feeding chiefly on ants, termites, and other small invertebrates. The armadillo can jump 91–120 cm (3–4 ft) straight in the air if sufficiently frightened…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-banded_armadillo

## Photo

![Negenbandgordeldier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-long-nosed-armadillo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244765920

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-long-nosed-armadillo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).