Primeiro registro de Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Pilosa, Myrmecophagidae) na região norte do Paraná, Brasil

Abstract

This short communication presents the first record of Myrmecophaga tridactyla (giant anteater) for the northern region of the State of Paraná, Brazil, where the Atlantic Forest landscape is highly fragmented due to increasing urbanization and agricultural activity. The record was obtained in June 2021, in a northern urban zone of the municipality of Londrina. While we do not know the causes of this event, it may reflect a current flow towards the north of Paraná of individuals recently recorded to the east, perhaps facilitated by a permeable landscape for the displacement of terrestrial animals at the urban/rural interface, where disturbed natural environments are common.