Scientific name:
MyrmecophagidaeNatural spread:
South America
the Tamandua, a small anteater, lives exclusively from insects. Since it doesn't possess any teeth, it can consume only such insects, whom it can carry off with its long gluey tongue.
The Tamandua, the small anteater, is an excellent climber. it lives in South America's tropical rain-forests and lives preferentially on trees.