Myrmecophaga

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vermilingua

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Vermilingua

Familia: Myrmecophagidae
Genus: Myrmecophaga
Species (1): M. tridactyla

Name

Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758: 35

• Type species: Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation.

Synonymy

• Falcifer Rehn, 1900

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: النامل الأكبر
azərbaycanca: Böyük qarışqayeyən
беларуская: Гіганцкі мурашкаед
български: Голям мравояд
brezhoneg: Merienaer meur
bosanski: Veliki mravojed
català: Ós formiguer
čeština: Mravenečník velký
dansk: Stor myresluger
Deutsch: Großer Ameisenbär
English: Giant anteater
español: Oso hormiguero gigante
euskara: Hartz inurrijale
suomi: Isomuurahaiskarhu
français: Tamanoir
Avañe'ẽ: Jurumi
עברית: דוב נמלים ענק
hrvatski: Divovski mravojed
magyar: Sörényes hangyász
italiano: Formichiere Gigante
日本語: オオアリクイ
한국어: 큰개미핥기
lietuvių: Didžioji skruzdėda
Nederlands: Reuzenmiereneter
norsk: Kjempemaursluker
Diné bizaad: Wóláchííʼ yildeełítsoh
polski: Mrówkojad wielki
português: Tamanduá-bandeira
Runa Simi: Kuchipillan
русский: Гигантский муравьед
српски / srpski: Џиновски мравојед
svenska: Jättemyrslok
Kiswahili: Mhanga Mkubwa
ไทย: ตัวกินมดยักษ์
中文: 大食蟻獸

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