- The
giant anteater (
Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is an
insectivorous mammal native to
Central and
South America. It is one of four
living species of anteaters...
- are not
closely related to them.
Extant species are the
giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla,
about 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) long
including the tail; the silky...
- (Diesing, 1851) (Acanthocephala: Archiacanthocephala) in the
giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae)".
International Journal...
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anteater Family:
Myrmecophagidae Genus:
Protamandua † Genus:
Myrmecophaga Species:
Myrmecophaga tridactyla -
giant anteater Genus:
Neotamandua † Genus: Tamandua...
- (Diesing, 1851) (Acanthocephala: Archiacanthocephala) in the
giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae)".
International Journal...
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Neotamandua fossils are very
similar to
Myrmecophaga,
which would mean
Neotamandua may be
congeneric with
Myrmecophaga.
Paleontology portal Rovereto, Cayetano...
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echidna was
first described by
George Shaw in 1792. He
named the
species Myrmecophaga aculeata,
thinking that it
might be
related to the
giant anteater. Since...
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genus of anteaters. Its
closest living relatives are the
giant anteater (
Myrmecophaga tridactyla) and
tamanduas (genus Tamandua).
Fossils of
Protamandua are...
- top-left, clockwise:
Silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus),
giant anteater (
Myrmecophaga tridactyla), pale-throated
sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), Linnaeus's two-toed...
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Myrmecophaga Giant anteater (M. tridactyla)
Tamandua (Tamanduas)
Northern tamandua (T. mexicana)
Southern tamandua (T. tetradactyla)...
