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The Myrmecophagidae are a family of anteaters found in the Americas, containing just two genera and three living species: the giant anteater and the tamanduas. These animals matter because they play a specialized ecological role as ant and termite eaters, and studying their evolutionary history—including debated fossil relatives like Eurotamandua—helps scientists understand how specialized feeding strategies evolved in mammals.
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Species
Myrmecophagidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPilosa
- FamilyMyrmecophagidae
Observations recorded28,902
via GBIF
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- taxon name
- Myrmecophagidae
Article · 中文
食蟻獸科（學名：Myrmecophagidae），哺乳綱、貧齒總目的一科，包括3屬3種： * 大食蟻獸屬 Myrmecophaga * 大食蟻獸 Myrmecophaga tridactyla * 小食蟻獸屬 Tamandua * 中美小食蟻獸 Tamandua mexicana * 小食蟻獸 Tamandua tetradactyla 早前分在這一科的侏食蟻獸目前已獨立成科，成為侏食蟻獸科下的單科種。
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