Pictures and facts about the Nine-banded armadillo

Nine-banded armadillo

Order : Xenarthra
Family : Dasypodidae
Subfamily : Dasypodinae
Species : Dasypus novemcinctus

The most widespread of the armadillo's, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), can be found in North America, Central America and South America. Despite its name, NINE-banded armadillo, it can have between 7 to 11 bands. They become active during the night and at twilight or before sunrise. Contrary to popular belief, nine-banded armadillos do not curl up into a ball when threatened, but outrun their predators. It as an omnivorous creature, but basically eats ants, beetles, other artropods, small reptiles and amphibians. Armadillos have proven valuable for use in medical research on multiple births, organ transplants, birth defects and diseases.

Facts about the nine-banded armadillo

MEXICO Northeastern Coahuila In northeastern Coahuila, the nine-banded armadillo is found along permanent streams.

Of the twenty species of armadillo that exist throughout the Americas, the nine-banded armadillo (dasypus novemcinctus) is the only one found in the United States.

The nine-banded armadillo is a cat-sized, armored, insect-eating mammal.

The Nine-banded Armadillo is hunted for its meat and its decorative shell.

  For example, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is found throughout the southeastern United States (Humphrey 1974, Wetzel 1985, Taulman and Robbins 1996), but there are few quantitative data on which habitats these animals occupy within this broad geographic range.

Description: The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) is an intriguing creature with bony armor and leathery skin covering its body. (Full text)

The harmful actions of nine-banded armadillos are the destruction of quail eggs, destruction of domestic poultry, damage by burrowing, damage to crops, competition with hogs, destruction of pine (Pinus spp. (Full text)

Our present-day nine-banded or long-nosed armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is much smaller; adults normally weigh from 8-17 pounds (3. (Full text)

Nine-banded armadillos are pretty difficult to take care of (although if you have enough determination and patience they can become good pets), especially if you're planning on keeping many of them. (Full text)

It is also of interest that the shells of nine-banded armadillos are larger in the equatorial regions, and half-bands are often seen. (Full text)

The nine-banded armadillo is unique in that the females have quadruplets, four identical babies, each time they give birth. (Full text)

How many baby nine-banded armadillos are there altogether? (Full text)

Printouts Nine-Banded Armadillos are timid, armored mammals that live in warm grasslands and forests from South America up to the southern United States. (Full text)

The Nine-Banded Armadillo is the size of a cat, about 1. (Full text)

The nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is the only species found in the United States; it ranges from Argentina to Texas and Louisiana. (Full text)

Comments: Nine-banded armadillos are oval-shaped, night foragers that "wear" protective armor. (Full text)

Description: The nine-banded armadillo is a highly specialized mammal. (Full text)

Range and Habitat: Nine-banded armadillos are now abundant in southern Kansas and breed in the southern tier of counties. (Full text)

Of the twenty species of armadillo that exist throughout the Americas, the nine-banded armadillo (dasypus novemcinctus) is the only one found in the United States. (Full text)

Although the nine-banded armadillo is often accused of eating the eggs and young of ground nesting birds such as quail, birds and their eggs make up less than 0. (Full text)

Reproduction in the nine-banded armadillo is marked by two distinct and apparently unrelated phenomena: the long period of arrested development of the blastocyst prior to implantation (delayed implantation), and the phenomenon of specific (Full text)

Most nine-banded armadillos are killed by cars. (Full text)

The Nine-banded Armadillo is a cat-sized, armored, insect-eating mammal. (Full text)

Nine-banded armadillos are the most widespread of the armadillo species and are not of conservation concern at this time. (Full text)