Stats

Lifespan

12-15 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

South America

Movement

Burrowing

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Armor

Status

Vulnerable

About

The largest living armadillo, capable of weighing up to 60 kg, with massive front claws powerful enough to tear apart a concrete-hard termite mound in minutes. It also holds the record for most teeth of any land mammal — up to 100 small, peg-like molars.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Cingulata

Family

Chlamyphoridae

Genus

Priodontes

Species

Priodontes maximus