Are Armadillos mammals?
I think so...
Are any types of Armadillos now extinct?
no sure don't know much about them,  you have any plans this summer?
I would like to go somewhere that has Armadillos. Do you know where they are native? Are they found in the Americas?
wiki says Americas, but not sure where
Thank you! Come to think of it, do you know what armadillo means? I'm curious to know the meaning
no idea, I am sure you  can tell me ;)
After checking, it looks like it means 'little armored one' in Spanish. How cute is that?
It would be cool to have a few and have them battle
leathery armour shell and long sharp claws for digging. They have short legs, but can move quite quickly. The average length of an armadillo is about , including tail. The giant armadillo grows up to and weighs up to , while the pink fairy armadillo has a length of only . When threatened by a predator, Tolypeutes species frequently roll up into a ball.
Etymology.
The word "armadillo" means "little armoured one" in Spanish. The Aztecs called them "āyōtōchtli" , Nahuatl for "turtle
Dromiciops gliroides" NT
Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria.
Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Xenarthra.
Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Superorder: Xenarthra Order: Cingulata (armadillos).
Armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are 21 extant species in the Americas, 19 of which are only found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans.
- Family: Chlamyphoridae (