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Northern Tamandua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Superorder:	Xenarthra
Order:	Pilosa
Suborder:	Vermilingua
Family:	Myrmecophagidae
Genus:	Tamandua
Species:	T. mexicana
Binomial name
	Tamandua mexicana;

Description

Range and habitat

Habits

Northern Tamanduas sometimes are nocturnal, but it depends on the individual. They forage both on the ground an in trees, spending about 40% of their active time in trees.

Diet

A third of the Northern Tamanduas' diet is ants, and the remaining two thirds are termites. ^[1]

References

^ Montgomery, GG Impact of vermilinguas (Cyclopes, Tamandua : Xenarthra = Edentata) on arboreal ant populations

[1] Montgomery, GG Impact of vermilinguas (Cyclopes, Tamandua : Xenarthra = Edentata) on arboreal ant populations

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