Can you please post this info? I know the armadillo is covered for the week, but I thought this might be interesting to some...
Here is a great paper about the biogeography of the nine-banded armadillo (and a tiny bit of information about the other armadillo species):
Taulman JF and LW Robbins. 1996. Recent range expansion and distributional limits of the nine-banded amradillo in the United States. Journal of Biogeography 23: 635-648.
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Here's info on Spectacled Bear, Tremarctos ornatus, a South American immigrant to the fossil beds in Florida. Current distribution Andes, from W Venezuela to Bolivia: various habitats, but prefers humid forests; will use grasslands at high elevations and scrub at low elevations. Epiphytic bromeliads make up a major portion of their diet; they are arboreal, and this species is the sole surviving member of the subfamily Tremarctinae in the family Ursidae. Males 1.3-2.1m height, stand 70-90cm at shoulder; commonly 130kg, but can get up to 200kg. Females much smaller, 35-65kg. Gestation: 240-255 days, Longevity to 20-25 years in captivity. Not known for certain in wild.
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