Dasypodidae

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Dasypodidae is the biological family comprising the living armadillos, small to medium-sized armored mammals native mainly to the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family
belongsToClade Xenarthra NERFINISHED
characteristic bony armor shell
elongated snout
powerful digging claws
small to medium body size
class Mammalia
closestExtantRelatives anteaters
sloths
commonName armadillos
conservationConcern some species threatened by habitat loss
diet insectivorous
omnivorous
ecologicalRole insect predator
soil bioturbator
firstScientificDescriptionBy John Edward Gray NERFINISHED
firstScientificDescriptionYear 1821
habitat forests
grasslands
savannas
scrublands
hasMember Calyptophractus NERFINISHED
Chaetophractus NERFINISHED
Chlamyphorus NERFINISHED
Dasypus NERFINISHED
Euphractus NERFINISHED
Priodontes NERFINISHED
Tolypeutes NERFINISHED
Zaedyus NERFINISHED
hasNotableSpecies Dasypus novemcinctus NERFINISHED
Priodontes maximus NERFINISHED
infraclass Eutheria NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
locomotion quadrupedal
nativeTo Americas NERFINISHED
Central America
North America
South America
order Cingulata NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction placental
sensoryAdaptation well-developed sense of smell
subclass Theria NERFINISHED
taxonRank family
typeGenus Dasypus NERFINISHED

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Xenarthra hasLivingFamilies Dasypodidae