Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
- FamilyMyrmecophagidae (Giant Anteater and Tamanduas)
- GenusTamandua (Tamanduas)
- SpeciesTamandua tetradactyla (Southern Tamandua)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Tamandua in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Southern Tamandua sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Tamandua in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Southern Tamandua in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.