nine-banded armadillo vs seven-banded armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus compared with Dasypus septemcinctus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	nine-banded armadillo	seven-banded armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Cingulata (Bộ Thú có mai)	Cingulata (Bộ Thú có mai)
Family same	Dasypodidae	Dasypodidae
Genus same	Dasypus	Dasypus
Species	Dasypus novemcinctus	Dasypus septemcinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

nine-banded armadillo and seven-banded armadillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dasypus.

Conservation Status

nine-banded armadillo

LC — Least Concern

seven-banded armadillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	nine-banded armadillo	seven-banded armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

nine-banded armadillo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Grenada, and Venezuela.

seven-banded armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.