Only two armadillo species ... matacus) as near threatened, chiefly due to habitat loss and hunting. 2. Nine-Banded The armorlike carapace of Dasypus novemcinctus may actually have up to 11 ...

There are around 20 species of armadillo, but only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the U.S. This post from rwpzoo shares two of the four nine-banded armadillo pups that mom, Patsy ...

Nine-banded armadillos are the species ... they're the only armadillo species native to the US (though their natural habitat stretches all the way down into Central and South America).