Six-banded Armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 786
- Most observed in
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus), also known as the yellow armadillo, is an armadillo found in South America. The sole extant member of its genus, it was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The six-banded armadillo is typically between 40 and 50 centimeters (16 and 20 in) in head-and-body length, and weighs 3.2 to 6.5 kilograms (7.1 to 14.3 lb).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Six-banded armadillo”.