VulnerableGiant Armadillo
Priodontes maximus
One of the 5 armadillos on WAnimals
Mammals · Cingulata · Chlamyphoridae
Euphractus sexcinctus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Unlike most armadillos, which are strictly insect eaters, it is markedly omnivorous and opportunistic, taking carrion and a good deal of plant matter as well.
Weight
3.2 kg – 6.5 kg
Size
40 cm – 50 cm
Life expectancy
10 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Six-banded armadillo)
Best time: All year round in the Cerrado and the Chaco, mostly by day: it is the most diurnal armadillo in South America.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 31.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Yellow Armadillo — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about yellow armadillo.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
