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Some facts about the
Hairy armadillo
Adult weight : 2 kg (4.4 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 25 years
Female maturity :273 days
Male maturity : 273 days
Gestation : 67 days
Weaning : 56 days
Litter size : 2
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 0.128 kg (0.2816 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 5 W
Body mass : 4.54 kg (9.988 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Large hairy armadillo
Order : Xenarthra
Family : Dasypodidae
Subfamily : Dasypodinae
Species : Chaetophractus villosus
Which zoos have them?
Artis (Netherlands)The Large hairy armadillo is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the large hairy armadillo
A young / baby of a large hairy armadillo is called a 'pup'. The females are called 'zed' and males 'lister'. A large hairy armadillo group is called a 'fez'.Habitats
Arable Land, Artificial / Terrestrial, Cold Desert, Desert, Dry savanna, Forest, Grassland, Hot Desert, Moist savanna, Pastureland, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Savanna, Shrubland, Subantarctic forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Temperate Desert, Temperate forest, Temperate Grassland and Temperate Shrubland
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