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What kind of anteaters? In South America there are the Giant anteater and its relatives such as the the tamandua and pigmy anteaters. In Australia and Papua New Guinea there are the spiny anteaters, also called echidnas. In Australia there also are other kinds, such as the banded anteaters or numbats. In Africa there is the aardvark or ant bear and then there are the scaly anteaters or pangolins; some kinds of pangolin live in Africa and some in Southern Asia. There also are other animals that eat various kinds of ants and termites, and some of them are called anteaters, such as the Oecobiidae, Spiders that eat mainly ants.
Common names (such as "anteater" can be very misleading. For example, many so-called anteaters prefer termites.)
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Where do anteater live land or water?
They live on land.
How long does the anteater live?
24years
What is the lifespan of the anteater?
a wild anteater can live up to 15 years old and 26 in captivity.
Where does a anteater live?
Anyone who doesn't know where a anteater lives is just plain nice man. But they live in like Mongolia, Africa or other place.
What layer of the rainforests does the anteater live?
It's forest floor layer
Does a spiny anteater live on land and give birth to young alive?
The spiny anteater, or echidna, lives on land. it does not give birth to live young, but lays eggs in order to reproduce. It is a monotreme, like the platypus.
What plants and animals live in the ground level of the rainforest?
jaguar, the anteater, lemur
Does a spiny anteater live in water or land?
On land - it is a mammal - not a fish or amphibian !
What layer does the anteater live in?
The anteater lives on the crust which is the top layer of the earth. This is also called the biosphere and contains all living organisms.north carolina
How long do Giant anteater live?
Anteaters live 10 to 15 years in the wild, up to 26 in a zoo.
Who Would Win A Anteater Or An Ocelot?
Depends, If The Anteater Is A Small, Regular One Like A Tamunda. Then, The Ocelot. But If The Anteater Was A Giant Anteater. Then, The Anteater.
Is an anteater a reptile?
No, they are related to armadillos and sloths. Ever hear of Wikipedia? Geez Giant anteaters are called "ant bears", as is the aardvark. No, anteaters are not really bears. "Anteater" refers to anteaters, aardvarks (ant bear, anteater, earth hog, earth pig)(related to the shrew, tenrec, hyrax, opossum), numbats (banded anteater)(a marsupial), echidna (spiny anteater)(a monotreme), and pangolin (scaly anteater)(not a reptile, they are mammals in the carnivore family and the scales are like fingernails or rhino horns). The closest cousin to the anteater is the sloth.
