VU — Vulnerable

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

MAMMALIA

Order

PILOSA

Family

MYRMECOPHAGIDAE

Genus

Myrmecophaga

Myrmecophaga tridactyla belongs to the family MYRMECOPHAGIDAE, order PILOSA, within the MAMMALIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

ForestMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical dryMajorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist lowlandMajorSavannaMajorWetlands (inland) - Bogs, marshes, swamps, fensMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Livestock farming & ranching

Ongoing

Logging & wood harvesting

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area management

Species reintroduction

Legislation

06 — Range

Found in 11 Countries

Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Paraguay Uruguay

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/giant-anteater

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