It is one of the common names given to the melero bear, anteater or yurumí. It is a placental mammalian animal of the Order Pilosa. they belong to the genus Tamandua and the family Myrmecophagidae (meaning they eat ants and termites). The word is of Guarani origin, where taa is ant and mundeu is trap (ant trap). It is found in South America and as far as Mexico.
