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| Species: | T. mexicana
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| Tamandua mexicana | |
Description
[edit]Range and habitat
[edit]Habits
[edit]Northern Tamanduas sometimes are nocturnal, but it depends on the individual. They forage both on the ground an in trees, spending about 40% of their active time in trees.
Diet
[edit]A third of the Northern Tamanduas' diet is ants, and the remaining two thirds are termites. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ Montgomery, GG Impact of vermilinguas (Cyclopes, Tamandua : Xenarthra = Edentata) on arboreal ant populations