Table 1. Cancer prevalence in Xenarthrans.
Table 1—source data 1. Vital statistics for armadillos in the NHDP colony 2010–2020.
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| Common name | Species name | Necropsies | Neoplasia | Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern tamandua (combined) | Tamandua tetradactyla | 60 | 1 | 0.07 (0.0004–0.089) |
| Giant anteater (combined)* | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | 139 | 4 | 0.029 (0.008–0.072) |
| Silky anteater | Cyclopes sp. | 3 | 0 | 0 (0–0.708) |
| Maned three-toed sloth | Bradypus torquatus | 25 | 0 | 0 (0–0.137) |
| Pale-throated sloth | Bradypus tridactylus | 2 | 0 | 0 (0–0.841) |
| Brown-throated sloth | Bradypus variegatus | 8 | 0 | 0 (0–0.369) |
| Three-toed sloths (combined) | Bradypus sp. | 69 | 0 | 0 (0–0.050) |
| Linné’s two-toed sloth (combined) | Choloepus didactylus | 23 | 2 | 0.087 (0.011–0.28) |
| Two-toed sloths (combined) | Choloepus sp. | 40 | 2 | 0.050 (0.006–0.169) |
| Nine-banded armadillo (combined)* | Dasypus novemcinctus | 275 | 2 | 0.007 (0.0009–0.026) |
| Six-banded armadillo | Euphractus sexcinctus | 48 | 0 | 0 (0–0.074) |
| Naked-tailed armadillos | Cabassous sp. | 5 | 0 | 0 (0–0.522) |
| Three-banded armadillo | Tolypeutes sp. | 4 | 0 | 0 (0–0.602) |
| Giant armadillo | Priodontes maximus | 1 | 0 | 0 (0–0.975) |
| Vermilingua (anteaters)* | 202 | 5 | 0.023 (0.008–0.057) | |
| Folivora (sloths)* | 109 | 2 | 0.018 (0.002–0.065) | |
| Pilosa (sloths and anteaters)* | 311 | 7 | 0.022 (0.009–0.046) | |
| Cingulata (armadillos)* | 333 | 2 | 0.006 (0.0007–0.021) | |
| Xenarthra (sloths, anteaters, armadillos)* | 644 | 9 | 0.014 (0.006–0.026) |