It has also been associated with the nine-banded armadillo, "Dasypus novemcinctus". The nine-banded armadillo ("Dasypus novemcinctus") is native to the Cantel region. The nine-banded armadillo ("Dasypus novemcinctus") is a distinctive animal that lives in this ecoregion. Wild nine-banded armadillos ("Dasypus novemcinctus") in south central United States often carry "Mycobacterium leprae". One species, the nine-banded armadillo ("Dasypus novemcinctus") is known from Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada.