Anteater
Anteater, any of several species of toothless animals that feed chiefly on ants and termites.
See more »Insectivores are carnivorous mammals that survive by eating almost nothing but small insects. Insectivores include bats, frogs, lizards and anteaters.
Sloth, an extremely slow-moving mammal native to the forests of Central and South America. See more »
Anteater, any of several species of toothless animals that feed chiefly on ants and termites.
See more »Armadillo, a small mammal, related to the anteater and sloth, that is protected by armorlike bony plates.
See more »Elephant Shrew, a family of small mammals found in Africa. The family is made up of four genera and about 15 species.
See more »Hedgehog, or Urchin, a small insect-eating mammal related to the mole and shrew. Of the 15 species of hedgehogs, most are found in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
See more »Aardvark, an African mammal. The name means “earth pig” in Afrikaans and refers to its resemblance to a pig and to its habit of digging.
See more »Desman, an aquatic, insect-eating mammal. Desmans are from 9 to 17 inches (23 to 43 cm) long, including a 5- to 8-inch (13- to 20--cm) tail.
See more »Echidna, or Spiny Anteater, an egg-laying mammal closely related to the duckbill platypus.
See more »Edentata, the former name of an order of mammals that includes anteaters, armadillos, and sloths.
See more »Ground Sloth, an extinct American sloth related to the anteater and tree sloth of today.
See more »Mole, a small insect-eating mammal related to the shrew. It lives in underground burrows and is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
See more »Pangolin, or Scaly Anteater, a mammal native to southern Asia and Africa. The top of the pangolin's head and its back, tail, and legs are covered with horny, sharp-edged, overlapping scales.
See more »Shrew, a small predatory mammal of the family Soricidae. There are about 250 species.
See more »Sloth, an extremely slow-moving mammal native to the forests of Central and South America.
See more »Solenodon, a mammal that somewhat resembles a shrew. There are only two species - one found in Cuba, the other on Hispaniola.
See more »Tenrec, a mammal found on Madagascar and nearby islands. There are about 20 species, including the common tenrec, the streaked tenrec, and various species of rice tenrecs and long-tailed tenrecs.
See more »Tree Shrew, or Tupaya, a family of tree-dwelling, squirrel-shaped mammals found in India and the mainland and islands of southeast Asia.
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