Family

Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Myrmecophagidae

3 species in our catalog · found in 58 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
FamilyMyrmecophagidae (Giant Anteater and Tamanduas)

Species in this group

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Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tamandua mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Tamandua tetradactyla

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~70%
	Giant Anteater			~70%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Northern Tamandua			~60%
3	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	Giant Anteater			~40%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~40%
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Northern Tamandua			~40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
7	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Giant Anteater			~20%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
8	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
9	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Northern Tamandua			~30%
13	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
14	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
15	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
16	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
17	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
18	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
20	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
21	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
22	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			~20%
23	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
24	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			~10%
25	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
28	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
29	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
31	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
33	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
34	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			~10%
35	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
36	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
37	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
40	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
41	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
42	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
43	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
44	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
45	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
46	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
47	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			~10%
48	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
49	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
50	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
52	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			~10%
54	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
55	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
56	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
57	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
58	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data

Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Species in this group

Giant Anteater

Northern Tamandua

Southern Tamandua

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Giant Anteater and Tamanduas

Parks Ranked