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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.
The smallest species of armadillo, the pink fairy armadillo, weighs around 85 g (3.0 oz) and is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in total length. The largest species, the giant armadillo , can weigh up to 54 kg (119 lb), and can be 150 cm (59 in) long.
The nine-banded armadillo has been rapidly expanding its range both north and east within the United States, where it is the only regularly occurring species of armadillo. The armadillo crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in the late 19th century, and was introduced in Florida at about the same time by humans.
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Nine-banded armadillo. The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species. Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Subfamily: Dasypodinae. Genus: Dasypus. Greater long-nosed armadillo, D. kappleri LC; Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus LC; Seven-banded armadillo, D ...
Larger than the closely related southern naked-tailed armadillos, adults of the greater species measure 41 to 49 cm (16 to 19 in) in head-body length, with a tail 15 to 20 cm (5.9 to 7.9 in) in length. There are eight or nine uniformly shaped teeth on each side of each jaw, with no identifiable incisors or canines.
Chlamyphorus, pink fairy armadillo; Phylogeny. Chlamyphorinae is the sister group of Tolypeutinae (giant, three-banded and naked-tailed armadillos), as shown below.
Scientific name Common Name Distribution C. centralis: Northern naked-tailed armadillo: from Chiapas in southern Mexico to western Colombia, northwestern Ecuador and northwestern Venezuela C. chacoensis: Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo: the Gran Chaco region of western Paraguay and north-central Argentina C. tatouay: Greater naked-tailed armadillo