what group are armadillos in
Armadillos are an amazing group of animals that originated in South America. Armadillos are mammals, just like you. Contrary to what you may have heard, the armadillo is neither a rodent nor a marsupial, and they are not related to the opossum any more than you are.There are twenty different species of armadillos.They belong to the order Cingulata, family Dasypodidae.Their closest living relatives are sloths and anteaters.ost armadillos also eat plants, and some species â like the giant armadillo â can cause quite a bit of agricultural damage if they happen to wander into a farmerâs field. Because small bugs and soft plants are not too difficult to chew, armadillos do not have very complicated teeth.