Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
Southern tamanduas inhabit forests, savannas, and gallery woodland across much of South America. Mostly solitary and often active at night, they climb well and use a long sticky tongue to feed on ants, termites, and bees. Their powerful foreclaws can tear open insect nests and deliver formidable defensive swipes.
- Type
- Fang
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Southern Tamandua