Novo registro de Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Xenarthra) no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Abstract

The giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla is widely distributed throughout the Neotropical region. However, it is likely to be extinct in part of its original distribution, leading this species to be classified as Vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN. A new occurrence record of a giant anteater was obtained in the municipality of Santo Antônio das Missões, located in the transition region of the Atlantic Forest and Pampa biomes in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The record of a giant anteater road-kill victim was made during a road monitoring carried out on BR-285 in November 2019.