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Giant Anteater and Tamanduas
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Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Myrmecophagidae

The Myrmecophagidae are a family of anteaters, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' and 'eat' (myrmeco- and phagos). Two genera and three species are in the family, consisting of the giant anteater, and the tamanduas. The fossil Eurotamandua from the Messel Pit in Germany may be an early anteater, but its status is currently debated.

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2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Tamanduas

genusTamandua

Giant Anteaters

genusMyrmecophaga

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47102.