I reviewed the history of knowledge on large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus in
Patagonia and its current presence in Tierra del Fuego Island, a southernmost geographic …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the state of knowledge about the helminthology
of wild mammals in Argentine Patagonia and its link with the conservation of parasite …

Using available reports, a checklist of the recorded helminth parasites of wild mammals from
Patagonia was generated. Records of parasites found in Patagonia were included, together …

Pterygodermatites is a cosmopolitan genus of nematodes from mammals, and it is frequently
encountered in the parasite fauna of armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata). In this …

In Argentina, quantitative information on the composition and structure of assemblages of
arthropod parasites in Xenarthra is scarce. The aim of this study was to describe and …

Abstract Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804) is commonly known as the large hairy
armadillo. It is one of two living species of Chaetophractus. Like all armadillos, it bears a …

ABSTRACT Originally endemic to South America, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus
novemcinctus) has recently expanded its range northward to Illinois. With this range …

The similarity between parasites communities' decay with distance and its analysis may
explain important ecological process such host dispersion. Patagonia is inhabited by two …

Chaetophractus vellerosus in Argentina has a north-west and central distribution. An
isolated population is located in the east of the Buenos Aires province, separated from the …

Chaetophractus villosus and Dasypus hybridus are the most widespread and abundant
armadillos inhabiting the Pampas grasslands. Studies on the parasitic fauna from an …