Finally, I was amazed and delighted to discover a captive individual of one of my favourite mammals, the Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Small mammals are characteristic of area and include a mouse opossum (Marmosa xerophila), a vesper mouse (Calomys hummelincki) and the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). From Wordnik.com. [Apure-Villavicencio dry forests] Reference
Viable populations of the Jaguar Panthera onca (Lr), the Giant Armadillo Myrmecophaga tridactyla (EN) and the Giant River Otter Pteronura brasiliensis (VU) also exist in the nominated site. From Wordnik.com. [Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname] Reference
Three species of ant-eaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Cyclopes didactylus, and Tamandua tetradactyla), armadillos (Dasypus spp.), and deer (Mazama gouazoubira and M. americana) also inhabit this region. From Wordnik.com. [Solimões-Japurá moist forest] Reference
Among larger mammals, the jaguar (Panthera onca), the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), and the ocelot (Felis pardalis) have been sighted, although their abundance is unknown. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
Dense populations of species of conservation concern such as jaguar Panthera onca (NT), marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus (VU), giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (VU) and giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (VU) live in the region. From Wordnik.com. [Pantanal Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
Other species, such as giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (EN) and giant armadillo Priodontes maximus (EN), are found both in humid forests and in the drier habitats, but appear to reach their greatest population densities in the termite plains. From Wordnik.com. [Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, Bolivia] Reference
The large intact grasslands of the savanna and surrounding habitats support diverse mammal populations which include giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (VU), giant armadillo Priodontes maximus (EN), jaguar Panthera onca, puma Puma concolor and Brazilian tapir Tapirus terrestris (VU). From Wordnik.com. [Canaima National Park, Venezuela] Reference
Two of the most unusual species are the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus, EN) and the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, VU), which as the largest anteater in the world can grow up to 1.9 meters in length from nose to base of tail, with a huge flag-like tail that can be up to a meter long. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Cerrado] Reference
(Myrmecophaga jubata), and from the osso hormigero, or anteater. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, only eats ants and termites, making it a. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Myrmecophaga tridactyla, about 6 feet long including the tail; the tamandua or collared Anteater. From Wordnik.com. [The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News] Reference
There is another small ant-eater found in Guiana, called the striped ant-eater (Myrmecophaga striata), from the marks on its body. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
The missionaries call them osso carnicero, to distinguish them from the osso palmero or tamanoir (Myrmecophaga jubata), and from the osso hormigero, or anteater (tamandua). From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
Mammals include giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (VU), giant armadillo Priodontes maximus (EN), maned wolf Chrysocyon brachiurus (VU), jaguar Panthera onca (VU) and pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Cerrado Protected Areas, Brazil] Reference
Rare or endangered species include giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (V), jaguar Felis onca (LR), ocelot F. pardalis (E), margay F. wiedii (E), Caribbean manatee Trichechus manatus (V) and Central American tapir Tapirus bairdii (V). From Wordnik.com. [Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras] Reference
Myrmecophaga tridacyla, Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Cerrado Protected Areas, Brazil] Reference
Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Guatemala. From Wordnik.com. [Tikal National Park, Guatemala] Reference
(Myrmecophaga jubata), called also the tamanoir. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
Genius: Myrmecophaga. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Myrmecophaga aculeata Shaw. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
Myrmecophaga, 83. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
Myrmecophaga, 307. From Wordnik.com. [Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work] Reference
Tciinandoa, Myrmecophaga. From Wordnik.com. [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference
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