Family DASYPODIDAE

(LONG-NOSED ARMADILLOS)

• Smallto medium-sized with bony scutes on top and sides of body, on top and front of head, and covering entire tail; long snout with small, peg-like teeth; and short strong limbs with sharp Class for burrowing and foraging.

• 40-100 cm.

• Nearctic and Neotropical Regions.

• Forests, savannas, and riparian areas.

• 1 genus, 7 species, 14 taxa.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.