Northern Tamandua
Tamandua mexicana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
- FamilyMyrmecophagidae (Giant Anteater and Tamanduas)
- GenusTamandua (Tamanduas)
- SpeciesTamandua mexicana (Northern Tamandua)
The northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) is a species of tamandua, an anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae. They live in tropical and subtropical forests from southern Mexico, through Central America, and to the edge of the northern Andes. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Tamandua sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Tamandua in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Tamandua sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Tamandua in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Tamandua in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.