They’re scaly, covered in armor, and hiding a secret identity. Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus), the idiosyncratic mammal that spans from southern Illinois to northern Argentina ...

Nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) are about the size of an opossum. Their front feet are well adapted for digging. Armadillos have poor eyesight but a keen sense of smell.

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.

These prehistoric looking animals, Dasypus novemcinctus, were the size of rhinoceroses 60 million years ago. Perhaps that knowledge will provide perspective for your problem.