THE PINK FAIRY ARMADILLO

SCIENTIFIC NAME

• The Pink Fairy Armadillo
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Cingulata
• Family: Dasypodidae
• Genus: Chlamyphorus
• Scientific Name: Chlamyphorus truncatus

The armadillo is found in the grassy and sandy plains of Argentina. They like to burrow underground for there homes.

ECOSYSTEM

• The pink fury armadillo lives in semi-arid grasslands in Argentina.
• It helps to keep the insect population down.

SURVIVAL

• It requires a large amount of ants to eat.
• Grasslands with soft dirt to burrow in
• Worms and other small insects

THREATS TO SURVIVAL

• Destruction of habitat
• Removal from habitat

FUN FACTS

• Its long claws allow it to dig in permeable ground at a rate of two meters per second when frightened
• It is extremely endangered
• They usually weigh less than one pound with the majority of that weight coming from their pink outer shell
• Its nick name is the sand swimmer because it can move through sand as fast as fish can swim

CITATIONS

• References Pink Fairy Armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) - Animals - A-Z Animals - Animal Facts, Information, Pictures, Videos, Resources and Links. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://a-z-animals.com/animals/pink-fairy-armadillo/
• Retrieved from https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pink-armadillos-ain’t-your-texas-critte...
• Pictures by HaikuDeck