Fifth specimen of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Nebraska

Authors

Keith Geluso, University of Nebraska—KearneyFollow
Greg D. Wright, The Crane Trust
Angelina E. Wright, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFollow

Date of this Version

4-21-2014

Document Type

Article

Citation

Geluso, K., G.D. Wright, and A.E. Wright. Fifth specimen of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Nebraska. Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 34 (2014), pp. 1-2.

Comments

US govt work.

Abstract

The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) has moved northward in the Great Plains in the last century, reaching distributional limits in Nebraska for pioneering individuals. Herein, we report on the fifth specimen from Nebraska. A male individual was obtained from Lincoln County representing a new county record for Nebraska and one of the northwestern-most specimens in the United States.