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Northern Tamandua
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Superorder: Xenarthra Order: Pilosa Suborder: Vermilingua Family: Myrmecophagidae Genus: Tamandua Species: T. mexicana
Binomial name
Tamandua mexicana

Contents 1 Description 2 Range and habitat 3 Habits 3.1 Diet 4 References

[edit] Description

[edit] Range and habitat

[edit] Habits

Northern Tamanduas sometimes are nocturnal, but it depends on the individual. They forage both on the ground an in trees, spending about 40% of their active time in trees.

[edit] Diet

A third of the Northern Tamanduas' diet is ants, and the remaining two thirds are termites. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Montgomery, GG Impact of vermilinguas (Cyclopes, Tamandua : Xenarthra = Edentata) on arboreal ant populations