Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla · Myrmecophagidae

The giant anteater is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is the largest of the four living species of anteaters, which are classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. The only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, the giant anteater is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semiarboreal.

Where the Giant anteater lives

Recorded in Colombia, Brazil and Argentina (South America).

Most records fall in Meta, Mato Grosso do Sul, Casanare, Vichada, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais.

See the Giant anteater’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 10,707 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.