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Armadillo
Armadillos (Spanish for 'little armored ones') are placental mammals in the order Cingulata. They form part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Twenty-one extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armor. All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of environments.
Living armadillos are characterized by a leathery armor shell and long, sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about 75 cm (30 in), including its tail. The giant armadillo grows up to 150 cm (59 in) and weighs up to 54 kg (119 lb), while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only 13–15 cm (5–6 in). When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball; they are the only species of armadillo capable of this.
30 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Armadillo officinalis
speciesArmadillo officinalis
Armadillo rinconensis
speciesArmadillo rinconensis
Armadillo tuberculatus
speciesArmadillo tuberculatus
Armadillo intermixtus
speciesArmadillo intermixtus
Armadillo vinuelensis
speciesArmadillo vinuelensis
Armadillo moncayotus
speciesArmadillo moncayotus
Armadillo hirsutus
speciesArmadillo hirsutus
Armadillo nanii
speciesArmadillo nanii
Armadillo albus
speciesArmadillo albus
Armadillo alievi
speciesArmadillo alievi
Armadillo almerius
speciesArmadillo almerius
Armadillo euthele
speciesArmadillo euthele
Armadillo albomarginatus
speciesArmadillo albomarginatus
Armadillo carmelensis
speciesArmadillo carmelensis
Armadillo confalonierii
speciesArmadillo confalonierii
Armadillo erythroleucus
speciesArmadillo erythroleucus
Armadillo jordanius
speciesArmadillo jordanius
Armadillo kinzelbachi
speciesArmadillo kinzelbachi
Armadillo mayeti
speciesArmadillo mayeti
Armadillo montanus
speciesArmadillo montanus
Armadillo platypleon
speciesArmadillo platypleon
Armadillo pseudomayeti
speciesArmadillo pseudomayeti
Armadillo sodalis
speciesArmadillo sodalis
Armadillo sordidus
speciesArmadillo sordidus
Armadillo troglophilus
speciesArmadillo troglophilus
Armadillo aguilensis
speciesArmadillo aguilensis
Armadillo vumbaensis
speciesArmadillo vumbaensis
Armadillo konstantinoui
speciesArmadillo konstantinoui
Armadillo karametae
speciesArmadillo karametae
Armadillo salisburyensis
speciesArmadillo salisburyensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Medicinal History of the Things Brought from Our West Indies
Nicolás Monardes · 1574 · p.175
Recherche curieuse d'antiquités, venuës d'Italie, de la Grece, d'Egypte, & trouvées à Nimegue, a Sant...
Chevalier, Nicolas · 1714 · p.56
Warhaftige Historia (True History of Brazil)
Hans Staden · 1557 · p.176
Florentine Codex, Vol. 3 (Books 10-12)
Bernardino de Sahagún · 1577 · p.446
Histoire Naturelle des Indes (The Drake Manuscript)
Anonymous (French) · 1586 · p.68
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.129
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.704
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.350
Historia naturalis Brasiliae
Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.376
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.363
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.181
Theater of Earthly Creatures
Anonymous · 1672 · p.182
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 319940.