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Northern Tamandua

Common Name Northern Tamandua

Scientific Name Tamandua mexicana

Species Mammals

Family/Group Anteaters

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  • wrote on Mar 22, 2017:

    What do you mean it looks cool
    Its a polar bear wearing a singlet and with a new nose job

  • wrote on Mar 22, 2017:

    What do you mean it looks cool

  • wrote on Jun 11, 2012:

    super lame

  • wrote on Jun 11, 2012:

    super lame

  • wrote on Jun 11, 2012:

    lame

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Description

The Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) is a species of tamandua anteater in the Myrmecophagidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and moist savanna. The northern tamandua is distinguishable from its southern relative by the "V" of black fur on its back.

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