Dasypus yepesi Yepes's mulita or the Yungas lesser long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus mazzai) is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae.
[2] The species was renamed D. yepesi because the type of D. mazzai was suspected to correspond of other species of Dasypus, which it was later proved wrong, becoming D. yepesi a synonym of D.
[3][4][5] Yepes's mulita is found in the Jujuy and Salta provinces of Argentina, however its range may extend to parts of Bolivia and Paraguay.
[6] Because so little is known about Yepes's mulita, it is listed as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN.
There is ongoing deforestation in its range and its habitat is considered fragmented, which adds to the conservation concerns.