Giant Anteater

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Iberá National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
8 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
10 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
12 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Anteater in Iberá National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Giant Anteater sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Anteater in Iberá National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Giant Anteater in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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