Three-banded armadillo

Three-banded armadillo
Tolypeutes matacus / Three-banded armadillo

Three-banded armadillo

Habitat: Grasslands, savannahs and bush forests
Continent: South America
Food: Insects and other small animals, carrion, but also plants
Gestation/breeding period: 120 days
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Cingulata

Key facts

~ 25 cm
size

~ 2 kg
weight

~ 20 years
age

How endangered are Three-banded armardillos?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

Three-banded armadillos have strong claws on their front paws for digging.