Nine-banded armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus · Dasypodidae

The nine-banded armadillo, also called the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common armadillo, is a species of armadillo native to South America. The Mexican long-nosed armadillo of North America was formerly treated as a subspecies of the nine-banded armadillo.

Where the Nine-banded armadillo lives

Recorded in Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, United States of America, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Mexico (South America and North America).

Most records fall in Meta, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Casanare and São Paulo.

See the Nine-banded armadillo’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 29,411 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.