Vermilingua
Also known as anteaters, ant-eaters
Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they are within the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also commonly applied to the aardvark, numbat, echidnas, and pangolins, although they are not closely related to true anteaters.
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Vermilingua is a suborder of mammals that includes the four species of true anteaters, named for their specialized worm-like tongues that they use to feed on ants and termites. Understanding this group matters because it helps distinguish genuine anteaters from other unrelated animals that are also called "anteaters" in common speech, such as aardvarks and pangolins.
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Species
食蟻獸，在生物分類學上屬於哺乳綱貧齒總目披毛目下的蠕舌亞目[1]，共有兩科四種。除了吃蟻之外，它們也吃白蟻。 本亞目最大的品種包括大食蟻獸（Myrmecophaga tridactyla），連同尾巴體長可達1.8米（5英尺11英寸）；中型的如小食蟻獸（Tamandua tetradactyla），體長約1.2米（3英尺11英寸）；最小的則是侏食蟻獸（Cyclopes didactylus），總體長只有35 cm（14英寸），體溫只有攝氏33度。由於它們的體溫保持33攝氏度左右，所以在平時能量消耗方面比一般動物要小，故平時只需進食數百只蟻足以滿足未來幾天的能量。 常稱的刺食蟻獸並不是蠕舌亞目的品種，而是針鼴，屬於原獸亞綱下單孔目的針鼴科。土豚、袋食蟻獸、穿山甲也常被誤認為是食蟻獸，但其實相似的外型只是趨同演化後的結果。 目录 1 種 2 分布 3 參考資料 4 圖庫 種 蠕舌亞目 Vermilingua 侏食蟻獸科 Cyclopedidae 侏食蟻獸屬 Cyclopes 侏食蟻獸 Cyclopes didactylus 食蟻獸科 Myrmecophagidae 大食蟻獸屬 Myrmecophaga 大食蟻獸 Myrmecophaga tridactyla 小食蟻獸屬 Tamandua 中美小食蟻獸 Tamandua mexicana 小食蟻獸 Tamandua tetradactyla 分布 朱食蟻獸與中美小食蟻獸的棲息地最北可以延伸至墨西哥東南部，而大食蟻獸最北只到中美洲。小食蟻獸的棲息地最南可至烏拉圭，巴西東部為除了中美小食蟻獸以外三種食蟻獸重疊的棲息地。食蟻獸在南美洲獨立演化與發展，並在巴拿馬地峽形成後透過南北美洲生物大遷徙入侵至中美洲。 食蟻獸棲息的環境包括乾旱闊葉林（英语：Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests）、雨林、草原及疏林草原。侏食蟻獸為完全樹棲，小食蟻獸會在靠近溪流和湖附近的地面與樹上尋找食物，大食蟻獸則為完全陸生，生活於疏林草原上[2]。 參考資料 ^ Gardner, Alfred. Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds), 编. Mammal Species of the World 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press. November 16, 2005: 100–103. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 引文格式1维护：冗余文本 (link) ^ Grzimek 2004，第171–175页
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Research
40 papers- Morphology of the tongue of Vermilingua (Xenarthra: Pilosa) and evolutionary considerations.Journal of morphology · 2017Casali DM, Martins-Santos E, Santos ALQ et al.DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20718
- Evolutionary adaptations in the flexor digitorum profundus muscle in Tamandua mexicana (Xenarthra, Myrmecophagidae).Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2021Vélez-García JF, Arbeláez-Quiñones AC, Montealegre-Hurtado KDDOI: 10.1002/ar.24502
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Evolutionary history
- Taxonomy
- Morphology
- Distribution and habitat
- Behavior and ecology
- Reproduction
- Foraging and diet
- Predators
- Diseases and parasites
- Conservation
- References
- External links
Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they are within the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also commonly applied to the aardvark, numbat, echidnas, and pangolins, although they are not closely related to true anteaters.
Extant species are the giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla, about long including the tail; the silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus, about long; the southern tamandua or collared anteater Tamandua tetradactyla, about long; and the northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana of similar dimensions.