What a beautiful, strange thing! At only six inches, it is the world’s smallest known armadillo; ... Illustrations of the pink fairy armadillo from 1828, from a pamphlet in our archives.

The pink fairy armadillo is the world’s smallest armadillo — they’re usually about 4-inches long and weigh a quarter of a pound. Because of their missable size and the fact that they spend ...

Although this guy looks quite large, the pink fairy armadillo only grows to about 6 inches long. Found only in central Argentina, this is the smallest armadillo species in the world. Like other ...