Southern Tamandua

The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) is a medium-sized anteater found in Trinidad and across South America from Venezuela to southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina at elevations up to 1,600 m. Most have a black 'vest' on a pale body, though some lack the pattern. It eats ants and termites in roughly equal proportions plus small amounts of fruit and beetle larvae. Mainly nocturnal and semi-arboreal, spending 13-64 percent of its time in trees. Solitary, with home ranges of 100-375 hectares; when threatened it rears on its hind legs and strikes with powerful forearms and large claws, hissing and releasing scent from anal glands. Captivity records reach 9 years 6 months, and although solitary in the wild it is said to do well in pairs in captivity. Keeping one requires preparing a gruel that substitutes for ants, a tall enclosure with thick climbing branches, and precautions against claw injuries, so it suits experienced keepers. IUCN Least Concern. Its congener the northern tamandua (T. mexicana) is listed in CITES Appendix III by Guatemala, but this species is not listed. Imports into Japan fall under the notification system for terrestrial mammals of the Infectious Diseases Control Act.

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The Southern Tamandua lives Up to 9 years 6 months recorded in captivity.

The Southern Tamandua grows to 34-88cm body (tail 37-67cm) / 1.5-8.4kg.

Head-body length 34-88 cm, tail 37-67 cm, weight 1.5-8.4 kg with no sexual dimorphism.