Southern Tamandua
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Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Manu National Park
17 Verified records at Manu National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. It is a solitary animal found in many habitats, from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites, and bees. Its very strong foreclaws can be used to break insect nests and to defend itself. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Tamandua sighting in Manu National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Giant Anteater
VU

Giant Anteater

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

<5% · Rare
Brown-throated Sloth
LC Endemic

Brown-throated Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bradypus variegatus

5–10% · With luck
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
LC

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Choloepus hoffmanni

5–10% · Rare
Thomas's Silky Anteater

Thomas's Silky Anteater

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Cyclopes thomasi

Insufficient data
Northeastern Silky Anteater
LC

Northeastern Silky Anteater

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cyclopes didactylus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
9 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
11 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
12 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
13 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
16 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Tamandua sighting in Manu National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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