The Twenty Different Species of Armadillo in the World
Armadillo are classified among armored mammals. There are 20 species in the world which are found in the Americas. Here are the 20 different species.
The United States is home to only one armadillo species called the nine banded armadillo. Its one of the different species named according to the number of bands found on their back armor. Other species named according to the number of bands are the seven banded armadillo, six banded armadillo, southern three banded armadillo and the Brazilian three banded armadillo. These species are found in different parts of South America.
The largest species is the giant armadillo. It can grow to lengths up to fifteen times that of the pink fairy armadillo, the smallest species. The giant armadillo can also be over 130 times heavier than the pink fairy armadillo.
There are armadillo species which derive their names from their nose length and their habitat. These are as follows. The southern long nosed armadillo of south eastern South America, Llanos long nosed armadillo of northern South America, hairy long nosed armadillo of Peru and greater long nosed armadillo found mainly near streams and rivers.
Although most armadillo species have little hair on their bodies, some species grow considerably long hair. These species are the big hairy armadillo, Andean hairy armadillo, the greater hairy armadillo and the screaming hairy armadillo. These species are found in central and southern South America.
A species which is prominent in Central America is the northern naked tailed armadillo. Other “naked tailed” species are the chaocan naked tailed armadillo, greater naked tailed armadillo and southern naked tailed armadillo found in different parts of south America.
Finally, there’s a species found in Argentina only called the yepes’s mulita.
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