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 There are around 20 species in this family. Armadillos are found from the southern United States south through South America. Armadillos have scaly plates called scutes that cover their heads, bodies, and tails.
Armadillos have long tails; small eyes; and short, powerful clawed feet. Most species have large, rabbit-like ears. Some species have long, pointed snouts and other species have short snouts. Some species can curl up into a ball when they are threatened!
Armadillos use their claws to dig in the dirt and eat insects, grubs, carrion, small vertebrates, and plants. Most species are solitary and live in burrows. Armadillos are excellent swimmers!
World Status Key
 Least Concern  Near Threatened  Vulnerable  Endangered  Critically Endangered  Extinct in Wild  Extinct  Not Enough Data
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.
U.S. Status Key
 Threatened in US  Endangered in US  Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife. Click on U.S. status icon to go to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife species profile. |
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New Hampshire Status Key
 Threatened in NH  Endangered in NH  Breeds in NH (birds)
Status taken from NH Fish and Game |
Location Key
 Africa  Asia  Australia/Oceania  Europe  North America  South America  NH  Click for More Info  Click for Image
New Hampshire Species |
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North/Central American Species |
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Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous centralis
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Species Around the World |
Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous chacoensis
Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous tatouay
Southern Naked-Tailed Armadillo - Cabassous unicinctus
Greater Fairy Armadillo - Calyptophractus retusus
Screaming Hairy Armadillo - Chaetophractus vellerosus
Large Hairy Armadillo - Chaetophractus villosus
Pink Fairy Armadillo - Chlamyphorus truncatus
Southern Long-Nosed Armadillo - Dasypus hybridus
Greater Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus kappleri
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Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus pilosus
Northern Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus sabanicola
Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus septemcinctus
Yunga's Lesser Long-Nosed Armadillo - Dasypus yepesi
Yellow Armadillo - Euphractus sexcinctus
Giant Armadillo - Priodontes maximus
Southern Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes matacus
Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes tricinctus
Pichi - Zaedyus pichiy |
Additional Information
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Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
The nine-banded armadillo is the size of a large house cat.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
Nine-banded armadillos are found in South, Central, and North America.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
Over the past 100 years the range of the nine-banded armadillo has expanded northward, when it was only found as far north as southern Texas.
Source: Smithsonian Museum of Natural History Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous centralis
The Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador; Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous chacoensis
The Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo is found in Paraguay and north-central Argentina.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo - Cabassous tatouay
The greater naked-tailed armadillo is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Southern Naked-Tailed Armadillo - Cabassous unicinctus
The southern naked-tailed armadillo is found east of the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Greater Fairy Armadillo - Calyptophractus retusus
The greater fairy armadillo is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Screaming Hairy Armadillo - Chaetophractus vellerosus
The screaming hairy armadillo is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Large Hairy Armadillo - Chaetophractus villosus
The large hairy armadillo is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Paraguay.
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Large Hairy Armadillo - Chaetophractus villosus
The large hairy armadillo is the most common armadillo species in Argentina.
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Pink Fairy Armadillo - Chlamyphorus truncatus
The pink fairy armadillo is found in central Argentina.
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Southern Long-Nosed Armadillo - Dasypus hybridus
The southern long-nosed armadillo is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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Southern Long-Nosed Armadillo - Dasypus hybridus
The southern long-nosed armadillo gets its name from its long snout.
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Northern Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus sabanicola
The northern long-nosed armadillo is also known as the Llanos long-nosed armadillo. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia.
Source: American Society of Mammalogists Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Brazilian Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo - Dasypus septemcinctus
The Brazilian lesser long-nosed armadillo is also known as the seven-banded armadillo. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.
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Yellow Armadillo - Euphractus sexcinctus
The yellow armadillo is also known as the six-banded armadillo. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.
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Giant Armadillo - Priodontes maximus
The giant armadillo is found in Argentina, Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Giant Armadillo - Priodontes maximus
The giant armadillo is the largest armadillo species.
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Southern Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes matacus
The southern three-banded armadillo is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
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Southern Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes matacus
The southern three-banded armadillo is one of the few armadillo species that can roll into a ball.
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Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes tricinctus
The Brazilian three-banded armadillo is found in Brazil. It was once thought to be extinct.
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Pichi - Zaedyus pichiy
The pichi is found in Argentina and Chile.
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Pichi - Zaedyus pichiy
The pichi has the southernmost distribution of any species in the armadillo family.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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