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Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 159, February 161, March 184, April 125, May 90, June 96, July 62, August 66, September 44, October 45, November 88, December 128.
Costa Rica1,248
Provincia Puntarenas713
Mexico482
Colombia351
Panama348
Provincia Guanacaste145
Provincia Limón145
Provincia Alajuela140
Colón Province112
Antioquia94

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderSloths and Anteaters · Pilosa
FamilyGiant Anteater and Tamanduas · Myrmecophagidae
GenusTamanduas · Tamandua

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