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(The leprosy bacterium is difficult to culture and armadillos have a body temperature of 34 °C (93 °F), similar to human skin.) [26] Humans can acquire a leprosy infection from armadillos by handling them or consuming armadillo meat. [27] [28] Armadillos are a presumed vector and natural reservoir for the disease in Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Cingulata is an order of armored placental mammals.Members of this order are called cingulates, or colloquially, armadillos.They are primarily found in South America, though the northern naked-tailed armadillo is found mainly in Central America and the nine-banded armadillo has a range extending into North America.
Glyptotherium (from Greek for 'grooved or carved beast') is a genus of glyptodont (an extinct group of large, herbivorous armadillos) in the family Chlamyphoridae (a family of South American armadillos) that lived from the Early Pliocene, about 3.6 million years ago, to the Late Pleistocene, around 15,000 years ago.
Armadillos have been reported in states like Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana and Kentucky, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife website.
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species. Only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the United States. Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Subfamily: Dasypodinae. Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus [n 3] LC
Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. [1] Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant armadillos (maximum body mass of 45 kg (100 lb) in the case of the giant armadillo [ 2 ] ) existed until recently: pampatheriids , which reached weights of up to 200 kg (440 lb) [ 3 ] and chlamyphorid ...
A genetic study at the National Hansen’s Disease Program reported armadillos may be a source of infection. In the southern United States, some armadillos are naturally infected with the bacteria ...
Nine-banded armadillos generally weigh from 2.5–6.5 kg (5.5–14.3 lb), though the largest specimens can scale up to 10 kg (22 lb). They are one of the largest species of armadillos. [8] Head and body length is 38–58 cm (15–23 in), which combines with the 26–53 cm (10–21 in) tail, for a total length of 64–107 cm (25–42 in).