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Anteaters are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also colloquially applied to the unrelated aardvark, numbat, echidna, and pangolin.Species include the Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla, about 1.8 m (6 ft.) long including the tail; the tamandua or collared Anteater Tamandua tetradactyla, about 90 cm (3 ft.) long; and the Silky Anteater Cyclopes didactylus, about 35 cm (14 in.) long.The term "spiny anteater" is used to refer to echidnas, which consist of the Tachyglossidae family of the order Monotremata.
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There are many different kinds of anteaters in the world, but none of them are monotremes. All anteaters are placental mammals.There is an animal nicknamed the "spiny anteater". Its proper name is echidna and it is not a true anteater; nor is it even related to anteaters. The echidna is a monotreme, and native to Australia and New Guinea. Australia and New Guinea have no true anteaters.
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