Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Classification
DOMAIN EUKARYA
KINGDOM ANIMALIA:
- all animals are in the Kingdom Animalia
- all animals are Multicellular
- All animals are Heterotrophs
PHYLUM CHORDATA:
- The animals in this Phylum have a notochord.
- Lying dorsal to the gut but ventral to the central nervous system, it stiffens the body and acts as support during locomotion.
SUB-PHYLUM Vertebrata:
- All vertibrades have a back bone
CLASS Mammalia:
Mammals
ORDER Pilosa:
SLOTHS, AND ANTEATER'S
FAMILY Myrmecophagidae:
- ONLY ANTEATERS
- BIG OR SMALL
GENUS Myrmecophaga:
GIANT ANTEATERS ONLY!
A map of the Anteater's habitat.
The Anteater lives mostly in South America
An Anteater
Another anteater
ADAPTATIONS
PHYSICAL - BEHAVURAL
PHISICAL:
Range mass = to 39 kg - 65 to 85.90 lbs.
Range length = 1 to 1.2 ft =1.28 to 3.94 ft
Average basal metabolic rate = 4.53w
PRETITORS
MOUNTIAN LIONS
Jaguars (NOT THE CARS!)
RANGE:
Central and South Africa, from Guatemala to northern Argentina.
FOOD:
Ants and termites
BEHAVURAL:
Giant anteater's are mostly solitarry, accept for mother-young pairs.
DISCRIPTION
The Anteater has a very sticky tongue. The fur of an anteater is brown with black and white stripes. the anteater has a BIG furry tail.
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