Myrmecophagidae (Giant Anteater and Tamanduas)

Family

Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Myrmecophagidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 57 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Giant Anteater
VU

Giant Anteater

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

60–70% · Likely
Northern Tamandua
LC Endemic

Northern Tamandua

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tamandua mexicana

50–60% · Likely
Southern Tamandua
LC

Southern Tamandua

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Tamandua tetradactyla

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
60–70%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
40–50%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
40–50%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
20–30%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
10 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
11 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
14 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
10–20%
15 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
16 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
17 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
10–20%
18 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
20 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
21 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
22 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
10–20%
23 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
24 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
25 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
10–20%
26 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
10–20%
27 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
28 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
29 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
30 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
10–20%
31 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
32 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
33 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
5–10%
34 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
5–10%
35 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
36 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
37 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
38 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
5–10%
39 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
5–10%
40 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
41 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
42 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
5–10%
43 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
5–10%
44 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
5–10%
45 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
46 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
5–10%
47 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
5–10%
48 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
5–10%
49 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
5–10%
50 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
51 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
52 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
53 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
54 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
55 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
56 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
57 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%