Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, and anteaters) constitutes one of the four major clades of
placental mammals. Despite their phylogenetic distinctiveness in mammals, a reference …

For years, mammals of the order Pilosa have been considered Leishmania reservoirs. But
while most studies have focused on sloth species, anteaters have been overlooked, and in …

Priodontes maximus, called the giant armadillo, is monotypic and by far the largest extant
armadillo. Average adult weight is about 30kg (in captivity, as high as 80kg). Its carapace …

Macroevolutionary trends exhibited by retroviruses are complex and not entirely understood.
The sloth endogenized foamy-like retrovirus (SloEFV), which demonstrates incongruence in …

Xenarthrans possess a suite of characteristics that make them among the most unusual of
mammals. Understanding the functional significance of these traits is one prominent reason …

Background With their Pan-American distribution, long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus)
constitute an understudied model for Neotropical biogeography. This genus currently …

Background The systematics of long-nosed armadillos (genus Dasypus) has been mainly
based on a handful of external morphological characters and classical measurements. Here …

The Cingulata is an ancient order of mammals restricted to the Americas that includes 20
extant armadillo species. Only limited information is available about the six species that …

Cyclopes didactylus, commonly called silky anteater, is the smallest and least studied of the
anteaters. It is an arboreal species occurring in rainforests, ranging from southern Mexico to …

This report continues our monographic analysis of mammalian diversity and Matses
ethnomammalogy in the Yavarí-Ucayali interfluvial region of northeastern Peru. Based …