Giant anteater  (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderXenarthra
FamilyMyrmecophagidae
GenusMyrmecophaga (1)
SizeMale weight: up to 50 kg (2)
Female weight: up to 55 kg (3)
Length: up to 2 m (3)

Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (4).

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