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Feb. 9—The nine-banded armadillo is expanding its territory and moving north of its typical southern habitat. Native to South and Central America and parts of Southwestern United States ...
Nine-banded armadillos are solitary, largely nocturnal animals that come out to forage around dusk. They are extensive burrowers, with a single animal sometimes maintaining up to 12 burrows on its range. These burrows are roughly 20 cm (8 in) wide, 210 cm (7 ft) deep, and 760 cm (25 ft) long.
The first was on May 11, 2021, in Richland County near Mansfield, at the state Route 13 and Interstate 71 north off ramp. The second was found on June 21, 2021, in Morrow County, on the exit ramp ...
(The leprosy bacterium is difficult to culture and armadillos have a body temperature of 34 °C (93 °F), similar to human skin.) [26] Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat. [27] [28] Armadillos are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
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Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Cingulata is an order of armored placental mammals.Members of this order are called cingulates, or colloquially, armadillos.They are primarily found in South America, though the northern naked-tailed armadillo is found mainly in Central America and the nine-banded armadillo has a range extending into North America.
Dasypus is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae.Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos.They are found in South, Central, and North America, [4] as well as on the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago. [5]
Although some research indicates up to 20 percent of armadillos are infected in some areas, most experts believe the risk of contracting Hansen’s disease from armadillos is low. The disease also ...