Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus 1758

Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 35.

Type Locality: "America meridionali;" restricted to Brazil, Pernambuco, Pernambuco, by Thomas (1911 a) .

Vernacular Names: Giant Anteater.

Synonyms: Myrmecophaga iubata Weid 1826 .

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. tridactyla Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. artata Osgood 1912

Subspecies Myrmecophaga tridactyla subsp. centralis Lyon 1906

Distribution: Belize and Guatemala through South America to Uruguay and the Gran Chaco of Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix II; IUCN – Vulnerable.