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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.
Nine-banded armadillo Pink fairy armadillo Screaming hairy armadillo Six-banded armadillo Southern three-banded armadillo. The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. All 21 extant species are found in South America, where they originated.
The word armadillo means ' little armored one ' in Spanish; [2] [3] it is derived from armadura ' armor ', with the diminutive suffix -illo attached. While the phrase little armored one would translate to armadito normally, the suffix -illo can be used in place of -ito when the diminutive is used in an approximative tense. [4]
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [1] 1927 Mammal (large) Texas Longhorn [1] 1995 Mammal (flying) Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) [1] 1995 Dog: Blue Lacy [1] June 18, 2005 Horse: American Quarter Horse [1] 2009
The southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), also known as La Plata three-banded armadillo or Azara's domed armadillo, [2] is an armadillo species from South America. [3] It is found in parts of northern Argentina , southwestern Brazil , Paraguay and Bolivia , at elevations from sea level to 770 m (2,530 ft).
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The big (or large) hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) is one of the largest and most numerous armadillos in South America. It lives from sea level to altitudes of up to 1,300 meters across the southern portion of South America, and can be found in grasslands , forests , and savannahs , and has even started claiming agricultural areas as ...
The screaming hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus vellerosus) is a species of armadillo also known as the small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo or the small hairy armadillo. [3] [4] It is a burrowing armadillo found in the central and southern parts of South America. [2] The adjective "screaming" derives from its habit of squealing when ...