Myrmecophaga

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vermilingua

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Vermilingua

Familia: Myrmecophagidae
Genus: Myrmecophaga
Species: M. tridactyla

Name

• Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758
  • Type species: M. tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

• Falcifer Rehn, 1900

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 35.
• Myrmecophaga in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

العربية: النامل الأكبر
Avañe'ẽ: Jurumi
azərbaycanca: Böyük qarışqayeyən
беларуская: Гіганцкі мурашкаед
bosanski: Veliki mravojed
brezhoneg: Merienaer meur
български: Голям мравояд
català: Ós formiguer
čeština: Mravenečník velký
српски / srpski: Џиновски мравојед
dansk: Stor myresluger
Deutsch: Großer Ameisenbär
Diné bizaad: Wóláchííʼ yildeełítsoh
English: Giant anteater
español: Oso hormiguero gigante
euskara: Hartz inurrijale
français: Tamanoir
한국어: 큰개미핥기
hrvatski: Divovski mravojed
italiano: Formichiere Gigante
עברית: דוב נמלים ענק
Kiswahili: Mhanga Mkubwa
lietuvių: Didžioji skruzdėda
magyar: Sörényes hangyász
Nederlands: Reuzenmiereneter
日本語: オオアリクイ
norsk: Kjempemaursluker
polski: Mrówkojad wielki
português: Tamanduá-bandeira
Runa Simi: Kuchipillan
русский: Гигантский муравьед
Simple English: Giant Anteater
suomi: Isomuurahaiskarhu
svenska: Jättemyrslok
ไทย: ตัวกินมดยักษ์
中文: 大食蟻獸

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