

They have been spotted as far east as Florida and are common as far north as Missouri. Beginning in the late 19th century, they gradually expanded their range to the northeast.

As early as 1850, nine-banded armadillos were found no further north than Texas. Nine-banded armadillos are found in South, Central, and North America, and have the largest range of any extant species of armadillo, from Argentina and Uruguay, through Central America and into the southern United States.
