AnAge entry for Tamandua tetradactyla

Classification (HAGRID: 02661)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pilosa
                Family: Myrmecophagidae
                    Genus: Tamandua
Species: Tamandua tetradactyla
Common name: Southern tamandua
Synonyms: Myrmecophaga tamandua, Myrmecophaga longicaudata, Tamandua longicaudata nigra, Tamandua bivittata opisthomelas

Maximum longevity: 19 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 671
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: One specimen was estimated to be 19 years old when it died in captivity [0671].

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[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals