How large is the pink fairy armadillo?

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Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). — armadillo Nine-banded armadillo (*Dasypus novemcinctus*).

The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus), also known as the lesser pichiciego, is a small species native to central Argentina that measures only about 16 cm (6 inches) in length.1