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title: "Northern Tamandua"
description: "Tamandua mexicana — Mammiferi. The northern tamandua is a species of tamandua, an anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-tamandua
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Tamandua

> Tamandua mexicana — Mammiferi. The northern tamandua is a species of tamandua, an anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae.

- Scientific name: *Tamandua mexicana*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 5142
- Wikidata: [Q839675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q839675)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47105](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47105)

## Names

- en: Northern Tamandua
- de: Nördlicher Tamandua
- es: Tamandúa norteño
- fr: Tamandua du Mexique
- nl: Noordelijke boommiereneter
- pl: Tamandua północna

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2233), MX (725), CO (610), PA (494), EC (248), HN (79), GT (76), BZ (64), NI (44), PE (9), SV (4), VE (3)

## Summary

The northern tamandua is a species of tamandua, an anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae. They live in tropical and subtropical forests from southern Mexico, through Central America, and to the edge of the northern Andes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_tamandua

## Photo

![Northern Tamandua](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-tamandua/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Hoekman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52705788

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-tamandua?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).