Table 1. List of extant extant species used in the present study.
| Taxon | Collection number | Subfamily | Redford (1985) category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolypeutes matacus | AMNH 246460 | Tolypeutinae | Generalist insectivore |
| Priodontes maximus | AMNH 208104 | Tolypeutinae | Specialist insectivore |
| Cabassous unicinctus | MNHN 1953/457 | Tolypeutinae | Specialist insectivore |
| Chlamyphorus truncatus | ZMB 4321 | Chlamyphorinae | Generalist insectivore |
| Dasypus sabanicola | ZMB 85899 | Dasypodinae | Generalist insectivore |
| Dasypus kappleri | MNHN 1995/207 | Dasypodinae | Generalist insectivore |
| Dasypus novemcinctus | AMNH 133338 | Dasypodinae | Generalist insectivore |
| Chaetophractus vellerosus | MLP 18.XI.99,9 | Euphractinae | Omnivore/ Carnivore |
| Chaetophractus villosus | MNCN 2538 | Euphractinae | Omnivore/ Carnivore |
| Euphractus sexcinctus | MNHN 1917/13 | Euphractinae | Omnivore/ Carnivore |
| Zaedyus pichiy | MLP 9.XII.2.10 | Euphractinae | Omnivore/ Carnivore |
Diet following Redford (1985): Specialist insectivores (social insects, mainly ants and termites), Generalist insectivores (beetles, beetle larvae, spiders, ants, termites), Omnivores/ Carnivores (characterized by a diet including plant material-e.g. tubers, roots, palm, nuts-, animal matter and a variety of invertebrates-beetles, ants, termites, worms- and vertebrates-mice, carrion, birds, eggs-). Abbreviations preceding the names of institutions are used to identify the location of specimens. AMNH, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA; FMNH, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA; MNCN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain; MNHN, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France; ZMB, Zoologisches Museum, Berlin, Germany; MLP, Museo de la Plata, La Plata, Argentina.