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Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
Mammalia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
12-20 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Tropical forest
Range
North America
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Live Birth
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This armored mammal digs deep burrows across the scrublands of North America. It can hold its breath for six minutes to walk across the bottom of riverbeds.

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
Dasypodidae
Genus
Dasypus
Species
Dasypus mexicanus