Southern Three-banded Armadillo
Tolypeutes matacus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCingulata (Armadillos)
- FamilyDasypodidae (Long-nosed Armadillos)
- GenusTolypeutes (Three-banded Armadillos)
- SpeciesTolypeutes matacus (Southern Three-banded Armadillo)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Three-banded Armadillo in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Southern Three-banded Armadillo sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Three-banded Armadillo in El Impenetrable National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Three-banded Armadillo in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.