Anteaters are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua Smithsonian Institution commonly known for eating ants and termites. Giant Anteater 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… (More on Anteater)