Armadillo

Description

A hard-shell covered mammal of the family Dasypodidae native to Central and South America. Armadillo shells are made of overlapping, bony plates. A related species, quirqincho, has similar shells.

Synonyms and Related Terms

armadillo shell; quirqincho

Additional Images

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  Nine-banded armadillo

Authority

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "armadillo." Encyclopdia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopdia Britannica Premium Service 25 Jan. 2005 .

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillo