| The sloths and armadillos are rather odd mammals characteristic of South America. |
| Raccoons, bob cats and armadillos roam the land and gentle manatees swim in the waters of the Indian River. |
| Peccaries, tapirs, anteaters, armadillos, sloths, coatis, and others are around but hard to see. |
| In Florida's Marion County, Interstate 75 cuts right through a state-long swath of greenway that's habitat for bobcats, opossums, and armadillos. |
| In South America, a group known as the Xenarthrans developed, today represented by the anteaters, sloths and armadillos. |
| Originally known only from central and southern Texas, 9-banded armadillos have recently been found as far north as Nebraska. |
