Anteaters

Connected Sites: 22

Definition

Anteater is a common name for the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The Giant Anteater is classified as a Vulnerable species.

Map

Connected Sites

Canaima National Park

Venezuela

Inscribed: 1994

3.74

26

3

giant anteater, silky anteater, southern tamandua
Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve

Honduras

Inscribed: 1982

3.14

7

4

giant anteater, silky anteater, northern tamandua
Sangay National Park

Ecuador

Inscribed: 1983

2.55

36

5

Giant Anteater
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Bolivia

Inscribed: 2000

2.94

2

1

giant anteater, silky anteater
Pantanal

Brazil

Inscribed: 2000

3.72

41

2

giant anteater
Iguazu National Park

Argentina

Inscribed: 1984

4.36

203

9

giant anteater, southern tamandua
Tikal National Park

Guatemala

Inscribed: 1979

4.46

169

6

silky anteater, northern tamandua
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves

Costa Rica, Panama

Inscribed: 1983

2.90

48

5

silky anteater, northern tamandua
Sian Ka'an

Mexico

Inscribed: 1987

2.82

93

20

northern tamandua
Rio Abiseo National Park

Peru

Inscribed: 1990

3.00

6

2

southern tamandua
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Mexico

Inscribed: 2008

3.89

77

8

northern tamandua
Manu National Park

Peru

Inscribed: 1987

3.74

30

5

giant anteater, silky anteater, southern tamandua
Los Katios National Park

Colombia

Inscribed: 1994

3.21

4

2

giant anteater, silky anteater, northern tamandua
Guanacaste

Costa Rica

Inscribed: 1999

3.13

70

6

silky anteater, northern tamandua
Discovery Coast

Brazil

Inscribed: 1999

2.16

18

3

southern tamandua
Darien National Park

Panama

Inscribed: 1981

3.28

10

2

giant anteater, silky anteater, northern tamandua
Chiribiquete National Park

Colombia

Inscribed: 2018

2.53

2

1

Giant Anteater
Cerrado Protected Areas

Brazil

Inscribed: 2001

3.22

28

5

giant anteater
Central Suriname Nature Reserve

Suriname

Inscribed: 2000

2.69

11

2

giant anteater, silky anteater, southern tamandua
Central Amazon Conservation Complex

Brazil

Inscribed: 2000

3.35

33

5

giant anteater, silky anteater, southern tamandua
Atlantic Forest South-East

Brazil

Inscribed: 1999

3.02

39

5

giant anteater, southern tamandua
Iguacu

Brazil

Inscribed: 1986

4.27

202

10

giant anteater, southern tamandua