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NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the NeotropicsNARA Subscribed
Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos,...
The genus Didelphis comprises six species of relatively large‐sized New World marsupials ranging from Argentina to Canada. Most of the diversity of the genus occurs in the Neotropical region, where two groups of species are currently recognized: the Didelphis marsupialis group, including D. marsupialis and D. aurita, and the D. albiventris group comprising D. albiventris , D. imperfecta and D. pernigra . The genus also include...
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