armadillo specimen

armadillo specimen

Armadillo, Armadillo (scientific name: Cingulata, family name: Dasypodidae) is a unique mammal living in the Americas. There are about 20 species. Its iconic feature is the bone plate carapace covering the whole body, which is called "living armor". Mainly distributed in Central and South America, north to the southern United States (such as the nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus), south to Argentina. Belonging to the order Cingulata, it is closely related to the extinct eagle-toothed beast (Glyptodon) and is a unique branch of mammalian evolution in South America.
Armadillo specimen

Armadillo specimen

Armadillo is a mammal of the family Armadillidae in the order Heterodontoides. The bone armor covers the head, body, tail, and outer legs. The bone armor in the head, front half, and back half is separated, and the bone armor in the body forms a band shape, allowing for flexible movement; Having sparse hair in areas of the body without bone armor; There are strong claws on the front foot. The armadillo is named after the nine layered ribbon on its body. A armadillo can eat 100 kilograms of poisonous spiders, scorpions, ants, beetles and other insects in a year, which plays a positive role in pest control to a certain extent.