Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Rullo
Rullo is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Rullo
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Nine-banded armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
The nine-banded armadillo is an articulated armour shell and strong digging claws.
- Class
- Mammalia
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Woodland, grassland and scrub with diggable soils.
- Distribution
- The Americas, from the southern United States to Argentina.
- Feeding
- Insects, larvae, small vertebrates and plant matter.
- Characteristics
- An articulated armour shell and strong digging claws.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
The four young in a litter are often genetically identical.