Tamandua mexicana Saussure, 1860

Torres-Porras, Jeronimo, Cobos, Marlon E, Seoane, José Manuel & Aguirre, Nikolay, 2017, Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador, Check List 13 (4), pp. 35-45 : 41

Tamandua mexicana Saussure, 1860

Myrmecophaga tamandua Saussure 1860 .

Tamandua mexicana — Tirira 2007, Ortega Reyes et al. 2014.

Material examined: Table 1.

The pelage is dense, short and uniform, has a large black stain, like a waistcoat, which starts on the shoulders and extends from the back and the belly towards the base of the tail; the rest of body, including the head, the upper third of the back and the extremities is of a golden yellow color, intense or pale, depending on the individuals; the ventral region is black, similar to the flanks; medium ears, well separated and protruding; tail thick, long, prehensile, with furry base and bare tip ( Tirira 2007).