# Armadillos

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 10, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935 "2001-07-10T07:22:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Hippy144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@Hippy144](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy144)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935/1 "2001-07-10T07:22:20Z")

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Simple question, do Armadillos have an endoskeleton, or exoskeleton?

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**Author:** ![jaimest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/48db29/32.png) [@jaimest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaimest)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935/2 "2001-07-10T07:26:14Z")

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They have a endoskeleton of course, as they are mammals, but their tough skin serves as sort of quasi-exoskeleton. But primarily, they are defined by their endoskeleton, as they are not invertebrates. (As crustaceans or insects with only an exoskeleton are).

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**Author:** ![mmmiiikkkeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935/3 "2001-07-10T07:26:59Z")

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endoskeleton like any mammal, with a scaley shell outside.

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**Author:** ![Jorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Jorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorge)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2001, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armadillos/71935/4 "2001-07-10T08:02:53Z")

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And a yummy meat center…