This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semiarboreal. The giant anteater is the biggest of its family, 182 to 217 cm (5.97 to 7.12 ft) in length, with weights of 33 to 50 kg (73 to 110 lb) for males and 27 to 47 kg (60 to 104 lb) for females.
It has a total body length of 182 to 217 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in). Males weigh 33 to 50 kg (73 to 110 lb) and females weigh 27 to 47 kg (60 to 104 lb), making the giant anteater the biggest extant species in its suborder. The head of the giant anteater, at 30 cm (12 in) long, is particularly elongated, even when compared to other anteaters.
How do you identify a giant anteater?
Mounted skeleton The giant anteater can be identified by its large size, elongated muzzle, and long bushy tail. It has a total body length of 182 to 217 cm (5.97 to 7.12 ft). Males weigh 33 to 50 kg (73 to 110 lb) and females weigh 27 to 47 kg (60 to 104 lb), making the giant anteater the biggest extant species in its suborder.
What kind of coat does a giant anteaters have?
The Giant Anteaters coat is coloured greyish/brown with black and white diagonal markings on their shoulders. Their hair is course on the upper parts but long and shaggy on the under parts and tail . The Anteaters tail is long and bushy and can measure 2 – 3 feet alone.
What are the differences between the giant anteaters and the pygmy anteater?
The giant anteater can consume 30,000 individual insects in one day. The giant anteaters hair is 18 inches long. Anteaters walk on their balled-up fists to keep their claws sharp for digging. The silky , or pygmy anteater weighs only about one pound, while the giant anteater can be 120 pounds and 7 feet long.