- Anteater - Wikipedia
Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua[1] (meaning "worm tongue"), commonly known for eating ants and termites The individual species have other names in English and other languages Together with sloths, they are within the order Pilosa
- Anteater | Diet, Habitat Adaptations | Britannica
anteater, (suborder Vermilingua), any of four species of toothless, insect -eating mammals found in tropical savannas and forests from southern Mexico to Paraguay and northern Argentina They are long-tailed animals with elongated skulls and tubular muzzles
- 9 Fascinating Anteater Facts - Treehugger
The anteater is part of the suborder Vermilingua, which appropriately means "worm tongue " There are four species of anteaters: giant anteater, silky anteater, northern tamandua, and
- Anteater Animal Facts - Myrmecophaga Tridactyla - A-Z Animals
Anteater refers to several medium-sized insect-eating mammals found in the Southern Hemisphere Anteaters are edentate animals, meaning they have no teeth However, they use their long tongues to eat the insects that comprise the bulk of their diet
- Anteater - Types, Size, Diet, Habitat, Life span, Predators, Pictures
There are four extant species of anteaters: the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), the silky or pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), the northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), and the southern tamandua or collared anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)
- Anteaters: Facts, Habitat, Conservation - IFAW
Find out more about the four species of anteaters, including the giant anteater, the southern tamandua, the northern tamandua, and the silky anteater
- Anteater: Key Facts - Forest Wildlife
What Is an Anteater? Anteaters are unique-looking mammals found throughout much of Central and South America They are known for their long snouts and tongues, which they use to dig into anthills and slurp up ants
- Giant anteater, facts and photos | National Geographic
What is the giant anteater? Anteaters are edentate animals—they have no teeth But their long tongues are more than sufficient to lap up the 35,000 ants and termites they swallow whole each day
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