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Some facts about the
Southern tamandua
Adult weight : 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 19 years
Female maturity :365 days
Gestation : 160 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Basal metabolic rate : 5 W
Body mass : 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs)
Temperature : 33.85 °C (92.93 °F)
Southern tamandua
Order : Xenarthra
Family : Myrmecophagidae
Species : Tamandua tetradactyla
The Collared anteater, lesser anteater, northern tamandua, southern tamandua, tamandua is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and VenezuelaHabitats
Forest, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry forest, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Montane and Subtropical / Tropical Moist Shrubland
Facts about the southern tamandua
18) Additional remarks and needs for future studies The contribution by Becher (1931) on Tamandua tetradactyla is important (Full text)
Average Size: Body length is about 2' Basic Facts: Basic Facts: Tamandua tetradactyla is found in (Full text)
The Southern tamandua is also known as the collared anteater (although vested anteater might be a better name). (Full text)
Tamandua or Tamandua tetradactyla is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla Description Southern tamanduas are pale yellow and look like they are wearing a black vest around the shoulders, chest, sides, and lower back. (Full text)
The collared anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, is about 56 cm (22 in) long, and its naked prehensile tail is as long again or longer. (Full text)
Unfortunately, southern tamanduas are listed as endangered by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), since some local hunters suffer from the superstition that they habitually kill dogs, and because the extremely resilient tendons in their prehensile tails are used (Full text)
The Southern tamandua is also known as the collared anteater (although vested anteater might be a better name). (Full text)
The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is totally terrestrial and its smaller cousin (Tamandua tetradactyla) is mostly arboreal. (Full text)
Jump to: General, Art, Business, Computing, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Religion, Science, Slang, Sports, Tech, Phrases We found 4 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word tamandua tetradactyla: Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "tamandua tetradactyla" is defined. (Full text)
The Southern tamandua is also known as the collared anteater (although vested anteater might be a better name). (Full text)
A medium sized anteater, the southern tamandua is fairly common in areas where it is not persecuted. (Full text)
Meanwhile, another anteater species, the tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), is now also bred successfully on a regular basis. (Full text)
1. tamandua, tamandu, lesser anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla -- (small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South and Central America)tamandua
tamandu
lesser anteater
Tamandua tetradactyla
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