Armadillo: short legs but move fast!

Armadillo: short legs but move fast!

Armadillos are New World placental mammals with a
leathery armour shell. Dasypodidae is the only surviving
family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra,
along with the anteaters and sloths.
The word armadillo means "little armoured one" in Spanish.

Armadillos are small to medium-sized mammals.
The smallest species, the pink fairy armadillo,
is roughly chipmunk-sized at 85 g and 13–15 cm in total length.

The largest species, the giant armadillo,
can be the size of a small pig, weigh up to 54 kg
and can be 150 cm long.

They are prolific diggers. Many species use their sharp claws
to dig for food, such as grubs, and to dig dens.
The nine-banded armadillo prefers to build burrows in
moist soil near the creeks, streams,
and arroyos around which it lives and feeds.
The diets of different armadillo species vary, but consist
mainly of insects, grubs, and other invertebrates.
Some species, however, feed almost entirely on ants and termites.

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