Giant anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Pilosa
- Family
- Myrmecophagidae
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Size
- Medium (1–2 m)
- Active
- At dawn and dusk
- Continent
- South America, North America
- Habitat
- Savanna, Grassland, Rainforest
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its tongue is up to about 60 cm long and flicks in and out roughly 150 times a minute.
- To sleep, it curls up and covers itself with its huge bushy tail like a blanket.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q203033 · All animals · All entries