Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Also known as:	Common long-nosed armadillo
Spanish:	Cachicamo, Tatú

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Cingulata
Family	Dasypodidae
Genus	Dasypus (1)

Top facts

• Armadillos are one of the oldest groups of mammals
• The nine banded armadillo can consume up to 40,000 ants in one sitting
• Armadillos are one of only a few mammals that can be infected with Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy in humans
• Armadillos maintain their body temperature at 31 degrees centigrade, 8 degrees below humans and most other mammals

Classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).

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1. IUCN Red List (March, 2010)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org