armadillo: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Dasypodidae

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Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).

A hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) with a segmented, scaly shell walks on rocky, sandy ground in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), curled in a human hand.

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A small three-banded armadillo with a segmented, armored shell walks on green grass.

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