Nine-Banded Armadillo: Desperate Looking for Food (Dasypus novemcinctus), Tatu-galinha

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Channel: Fauna and Flora · 2015 · Pets & Animals

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#terrestrialecosystems #ninebandedarmadillo #tatugalinha - (Beautiful Wild Animal in Its Natural Habitat - Hunting for Food - This is a solitary animal, mainly nocturnal, with a wide geographic distribution, and is present in all Brazilian biomes. Found in various types of environments. - Habitats: From mature and secondary tropical forests to pastures, prairies, savannas, cerrados, caatingas, riparian forests and thickets. - Brazilian Biodiversity!)

Nine-Banded Armadillo. Scientific name: Dasypus novemcinctus, Brazilian name: Tatu-galinha. Class: Mammalia, Superorder: Xenarthra, Order: Cingulata, Family: Dasipodideos. Food: Generally insectivorous (larvae, beetles, ants, termites and worms). They supplement their diets with amphibians, small reptiles, bird eggs, baby mammals, carrion, fungi, tubers, fruits and seeds. Geographical distribution: Occurs in North, Central and South America, making it the most common armadillos.

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