Armadillos are placental mammals in the order Cingulata. They form part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. Twenty-one extant species of armadillo have been described, so
Nine banded Armadillo
Pink Fairy Armadillo
Nine-banded armadillo skeleton
Three-banded armadillo skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology
Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals. The armadillos, whose species are split between the families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae, are the on