Southern tamandua: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern tamandua lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tamandua tetradactyla
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	4.8 kg (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Pilosa
Family	Myrmecophagidae

Where does the southern tamandua live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern tamandua in 11 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, French Guiana, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Paraguay, Guyana, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Trinidad and Tobago.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a southern tamandua?

Wikidata records the following for the southern tamandua: mass 4.8 kg (adult weight).

Is the southern tamandua endangered?

The southern tamandua’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern tamandua?

The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) is a mammal in the order Pilosa and the family Myrmecophagidae, genus Tamandua. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern tamandua

The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. It is a solitary animal found in many habitats, from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites, and bees. Its very strong foreclaws can be used to break insect nests and to defend itself.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern tamandua (revision 1379423924), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q267514 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).