Dasypus novemcinctus (nine-banded armadillo)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Cingulata |
| Family | Dasypodidae |
| Genus | Dasypus |
| Species | Dasypus novemcinctus |
| Common | nine-banded armadillo |
| Diet | insectivore/omnivore |
| Habitat | Warm climates; woodland, shrubland. Range Southeast US, Mexico, South America. |
| Description | Leathery skin and ossified dermal plates. Crepuscular or nocturnal. Narrow rostrum, erect ears, long tail. |
| Skull Characteristics | No incisors, cheekteeth simple and homodont. Long narrow rostrum. Unlike anything else in NA. |
| Notes | Links to more species information:
Smithsonian Animal Diversity Web |