Tamandua mexicana

(de Saussure, 1860)

Northern Tamandua

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-01. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Premier article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(1):3-11.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264387

Original name as described

Myrmecophaga tamandua Var. Mexicana

Other common names

Mexican Anteater

Type material

MHNG 507.38

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Tabasco," Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000443

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Tamandua tetradactyla tenuirostris

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

tenuirostris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-17272

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-17272

Authority page

394

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Tamandua tetradactyla chiriquensis

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

chiriquensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18883

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18883

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Tamandua tetradactyla instabilis

J. A. Allen, 1904

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

instabilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-23420

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-23420

Authority page

392

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Tamandua tetradactyla punensis

J. A. Allen, 1916

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

punensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-36452

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-36452

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Tamandua bivittata Var. 3. Opistholeuca

J. E. Gray, 1873

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

opistholeuca

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1850.7.8.39

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6e54c6ad-2a7a-483a-93a3-11453bac04fc

Authority page

27

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13237170

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Myrmecophaga tamandua Var. Mexicana

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 507.38

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

9

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264387

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Tamandua tetradactyla hesperia

W. B. Davis, 1955

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

hesperia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

TCWC:Mamm:5322

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

558

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Uroleptes sellata

(Bangs, 1902)

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

sellata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199047

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

Bangs (1902:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Tamandua mexicana

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

20

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000443) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21349/47442649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tamandua mexicana instabilis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

instabilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Tamandua mexicana mexicana

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

mexicana

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 (2018:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Tamandua mexicana opistholeuca

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

opistholeuca

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 (2018:89) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Tamandua mexicana punensis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

punensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Tamandua tetradactyla, var. leucopygia

J. E. Gray, 1873

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

leucopygia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25121399

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Myrmecophaga sellata

(Cope, 1889)

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

sellata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41650903

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Tamandua tetradactyla tambensis

Lönnberg, 1937

Family

Myrmecophagidae

Root name

tambensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

25

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

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