The name of the armadillo species found in the U.S.—formerly in the subspecies Dasypus novemcinctus—has been updated to simply Dasypus mexicanus: the Mexican long-nosed armadillo. About the ...

The four armadillo species identified by researchers include: The Mexican long-nosed armadillo, or Dasypus mexicanus, found in Mexico, the U.S. and Costa Rica. Dasypus fenestratus found in Ecuador ...