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     • Ad­di­tion­ally, there are three ex­tant sub­species within the genus Myrme­cophaga in­clud­ing Myrme­cophaga arata, Myrme­cophaga cen­tralis, and Myrme­cophaga tri­dactyla.
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   Is Myrmecophaga a Neotropical species?

   • Myrmecophaga is a neotropical species that tend to inhabit low elevations (Gaudin T. 2018). Habitat is dependent on available prey species of ants and termites (Gallo et al. 2017). However, ranges used to extend much further than their current territory due to anthropogenic change.

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   Where does the name Myrmecophaga come from?

   • Order Pilosa, suborder Vermilingua, family Myrmecophagidae. Myrmecophaga is monotypic. The name derives from the Greek for “anteater.” The generic synonymy is modified from Gardner (2007). [ Myrmecophaga] tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 :35. Type locality “America meridionali;” restricted to Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil by Thomas (1911 :132).

   Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae)

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   How is Myrmecophaga tridactyla different from other anteaters?

   • Myrmecophaga tridactyla is easily distinguished from the other 2 genera (3 species) of anteaters within the suborder Vermilingua by size alone.

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   Which anteater Fossils are related to Myrmecophaga?

   • Known fossils include the Pliocene genus Palaeomyrmidon, a close relative to the silky anteater, Protamandua, which is closer to the giant anteater and the tamanduas from the Miocene, and Neotamandua, which is believed have close affinities to Myrmecophaga.

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   Myrmecophaga is also closely related to two other genera containing three species of anteater, all belonging to the suborder Vermilingua. Additionally, there are three extant subspecies within the genus Myrmecophaga including Myrmecophaga arata, Myrmecophaga centralis, and Myrmecophaga tridactyla.

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   The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, it is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa.

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   Apr 12, 2018 · Gardner (2007:172) “tentatively” recognizes 3 extant subspecies, for populations in northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, in central America and Columbia and Ecuador west of the Andes Mountains, and in the remainder of northern South America (see “Distribution”).

   • Author: Timothy Gaudin, Patrick Hicks, Yamil Edgardo Di Blanco

   • Publish Year: 2018

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   Feb 13, 2017 · The giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus 1758, is a mammal of the Myrmecophagidae family, order Pilosa (Gardner, 2005). It is the largest of all four anteater species and it occupies a great variety of habitats, such as rainforests, dry forests, wetlands and open fields (Fonseca and Aguiar, 2004). The species historical distribution ...

   • Author: Camila L Clozato, Flávia R Miranda, Paula Lara-Ruiz, Rosane G Collevatti, Fabrício R Santos
   • DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2016-0104

   • Publish Year: 2017
   • Publication: Genet Mol Biol. 2017 Jan-Mar; 40(1): 50-60.

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   Genus: Cyclopes. Species: Cyclopes didactylus - silky anteater; Family: Myrmecophagidae. Genus: Protamandua † Genus: Myrmecophaga. Species: Myrmecophaga tridactyla - giant anteater; Genus: Neotamandua † Genus: Tamandua. Species: Tamandua mexicana - northern tamandua; Species: Tamandua tetradactyla - southern tamandua; References

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   Extant species are the giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla, about 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) long including the tail; the silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus, about 35 cm (14 in) long; the southern tamandua or collared anteater Tamandua tetradactyla, about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) long; and the northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana of similar dimensions.