Armadillo's nose is long and hairy. They eat termites and ants that eat plants. This helps to control the number of insects that would eat plants. But this animal has a limited distribution and they have been hunted for food and their habitat has been pushed out by urban sprawl or deforestation, so now they are listed as "Near Threatened" on the IUCN Redlist. Hairy Long-nosed Armadillos are in need of urgent conservation efforts in order to help prevent them from possibly going extinct in the future. Hairy long-nosed armadillos are mammals that can weigh up to 20 lbs. Males tend to be bigger than females. They have sharp claws to help them dig for food, and long sticky tongues to eat ants and termites. They also have very poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell which is why they are so good at finding insects. Hairy Long-nosed Armadillos are mammals that can weigh up to 20 lbs. Males tend to be bigger than females. They have sharp claws to help them dig for food, and long sticky tongues to eat ants and termites. Hairy Long-nosed Armadillos live in South America and mostly in Brazil and Paraguay. Some of them live in Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay too. These armadillos have been hunted for their meat so much that they are endangered. But if we make hunting them restricted, then they might not get hurt by us anymore.