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title: "Southern Tamandua"
description: "Tamandua tetradactyla — Mammiferi. The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-tamandua
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Tamandua

> Tamandua tetradactyla — Mammiferi. The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean.

- Scientific name: *Tamandua tetradactyla*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2312
- Wikidata: [Q267514](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267514)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47104)

## Names

- en: Southern Tamandua
- de: Südlicher Tamandua
- es: Tamandúa
- fr: Fourmilier à collier
- nl: Zuidelijke boommiereneter
- pt: Tamanduá-mirim
- pl: Tamandua południowa

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1005), CO (392), PE (121), EC (97), AR (96), BO (71), PY (48), GF (34), VE (29), UY (20), TT (16), GY (14)

## Summary

The southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. It is a solitary animal found in many habitats, from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites, and bees. Its very strong foreclaws can be used to break insect nests and to defend itself.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: TheMongrelKoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305436135

## Machine access

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