Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Linnaeus, 1758

Giant Anteater

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Pilosa
Suborder : Vermilingua
Family : Myrmecophagidae
Genus : Myrmecophaga

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033827

Original name as described

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Other common names

Ant Bear · Great Anteater

Type locality

"in America meridionali." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1901 to Pernambuco State, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guatemala? · Belize? · El Salvador? · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina · Uruguay?

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000442

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Myrmecophaga tridactyla artatus

Osgood, 1912

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

artata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:18773

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=71ea2e30-9afe-4099-b5cd-f079993aa77a

Authority page

40

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2653118

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Myrmecophaga centralis

Lyon, 1906

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A15963

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3174c03c3-9709-4a4e-ac6d-0398d2c80086

Authority page

570

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7737726

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Myrmecophaga iubata

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

iubata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872890

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872890) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Wied-Neuwied (1826:537, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972585) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38741)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla centralis

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

centralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

356

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla artata

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

artata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla tridactyla

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

tridactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

tridactyla

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033827

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872889) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  3. Bangs (1902:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  4. Goodwin (1946:356) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  7. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  8. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:85) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:88) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14224/47441961) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myrmecophaga jubata

Linnaeus, 1766

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

jubata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946248

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  4. Lesson (1827:313, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207780) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  5. Smith (1842:300) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  6. Lesson (1842:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Blyth (1863:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534859) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  8. True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  9. Lahille (1899:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147068) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  10. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Myrmecophaga trydactyla

Utrera & Ramo, 1989

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

trydactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

65

Authority publication

Biollania

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