Six-banded armadillo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the six-banded armadillo lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Euphractus sexcinctus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Mass	105 g (birth weight); 4.68 kg (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Cingulata
Family	Euphractidae

Where does the six-banded armadillo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the six-banded armadillo in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Bacabal.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a six-banded armadillo?

Wikidata records the following for the six-banded armadillo: mass 105 g (birth weight); 4.68 kg (adult weight).

Is the six-banded armadillo endangered?

The six-banded armadillo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the six-banded armadillo?

The six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) is a mammal in the order Cingulata and the family Euphractidae, genus Euphractus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the six-banded armadillo

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). The carapace (hard shell on the back) is pale yellow to reddish brown, marked by scales of equal length, and scantily covered by buff to white bristle-like hairs. The forefeet have five distinct toes, each with moderately developed claws.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Six-banded armadillo (revision 1315309279), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q902876 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).