Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)

Costa, Ana Raíssa Cunha, Passamani, Marcelo & da Cunha, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira, 2019, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals in semideciduous Atlantic Forest patches near Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, Check List 15 (1), pp. 209-218 : 211

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.1.209

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
status

 

Tamandua tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Figure 3E

Material examined. Table 1.

Identification. The Collared Anteater is the only species of its genus occurring in Brazil. Its medium-sized body, short fur with 2 clear black scapular stripes and its long snout make this species easily recognizable.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Pilosa

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Genus

Tamandua

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