Taxonomy

Species ID	050100
Name	Giant anteater
Other Common Names
Category	05 Mammals
Elcode
Phylum
Subphylum
Class	Mammalia
Subclass
Suborder
Family	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Myrmecophaga
Species	tridactyla
Subspecies	centralis
References	3

Status

Status Code	Status Translation	References
26	Vulnerable/Rare throughout range	4
30	IUCN - Vulnerable	3
34	Cites II

Comments on Status

4* extinct in parts of range, often wantonly killed or captured. Records in Central America are historical or anecdotal.

Distribution

DISTRICT	References
Toledo	2

Comments on Distribution

2* specimen near Punta Gorda

Habitat Associations

Food Habits

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Environmental Associations

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Life History

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References

1  McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter
   25 (2-3).

2  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
   Sons. New York. 1:276

3  Wilson, D. E., D. M. Reeder. 1993.  Mammal Species of the World, a
   Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second ed. Smithsonian Inst. p.68

4  Emmons, L. H. 1990.  Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, a field guide.
   University of Chicago Press.  Chicago and London. p.31-32

5  Clark, W. 1993.  A contribution to the mammals of the Mountain Pine
   Ridge; Hidden Valley Inn, Cayo District, Belize, Central America. Unpub.
   report for WCS. pp.7-8