Dasypus novemcinctus (Linnaeus 1758) is the living long-nosed armadillo, a mammal coverd in dermal armor and able to roll into a ball to protect the soft underbelly. Most closely related to Orycteropus among tested taxa, Dasypus is a xenarthran related to sloths like Bradypus and Glyptodon, which is also armored in a convergent fashion. This genus is an insectivore/omnivore and usually avoid chewing. It has poor eyesight but excellent hearing.
Plesiorycteropus madagascariensis (Fihol 1895, MacPhee 1994) is the extinct 'pseudo aardvark' from Madagascar, here nesting with Dasypus, the armadillo after restoration.
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