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Nine-banded armadillo

Length

0.62 to 0.8 m (total length, including the tail)

Weight

3.6 to 7.7 kg (adults; males slightly heavier)

Lifespan in the wild

7 to 20 years (reported life expectancies from 7 to 8 years to more than 20)

Lives in

United States, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and 13 more places