Brazilian three-banded armadillo
tolypeutes tricinctus latin

The defense system of the Brazilian three-banded armadillo makes it safe from the majority of predators.

It is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo which is an endangered species and plays a major part in the environmental drive.

As its name suggests, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo is indigenous to Brazil, living primarily in the eastern part of the country, just south of the equator.

The Brazilian three-banded armadillo lives primarily in open savannahs and dry woodlands, where low rainfall and poor soil limit the vegetation to tall, woody grasses, scattered bushes, and gnarled trees.

The southern three-banded armadillo and the other member of the genus Tolypeutes, the Brazilian three-banded armadillo, are the only species of armadillos capable of rolling into a complete ball to defend themselves.

It is a Brazilian three-banded armadillo, a species of armadillo which is native to Brazil and is part of an extremely endangered species, it was officially launched as part of Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo's weekly Fantástico entertainment show on 25 November 2012.