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Nine-banded Armadillo

The Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), or the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo (and colloquially as the poor man’s pig or poverty pig), is a species of armadillo found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos. Its ancestors originated in South America and remained there until 3 million years ago when the formation of the Isthmus of Panama allowed them to enter North America during the Great American Interchange.

Dasypus

Dasypus is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It is the only genus in the subfamily Dasypodinae and contains the following species: Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus Seven-banded Armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus Southern Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus hybridus Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus sabanicola Great Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus kappleri Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus pilosus Yepes's Mulita, Dasypus yepesi †Beautiful Armadillo, Dasypus bellus

Giant Armadillo

The Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus), colloquially Tatou, Ocarro, Tatu-canastra or Tatú Carreta, is the largest living species of armadillo. It was once found widely throughout the tropical forests of eastern South America and now ranges throughout varied habitat as far south as northern Argentina. This species is considered vulnerable to extinction. These armadillos typically weigh around 28 kilograms when fully grown, but a 32 kilograms (71 lb) specimen has been weighed in the wild.

Glyptodontidae

Glyptodonts were large, more heavily-armored relatives of extinct pampatheres and modern armadillos. They first evolved during the Miocene in South America, which remained their center of species diversity. For example, an Early Miocene glyptodont with many primitive features, when compared to other species, Parapropalaehoplophorus septentrionalis, was discovered at a now-elevated site in Chile and described in 2007.

Glyptodon

Glyptodon (Greek for "grooved or carved tooth") was a large, armored mammal of the Glyptodontidae family, related to the armadillo, that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch. Flatter than a Volkswagen Beetle, but about the same general size and weight, Glyptodon is believed to have been an herbivore, grazing on grasses and other plants found near rivers and small bodies of water.

Cabassous

Cabassous is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following species: Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous centralis Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous chacoensis Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous tatouay

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