suborder is the zoological name for a mammal in the order xenartha such as the anteater.
zoological name for a mammal in the order xenartha such as the anteater?
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"anteater" properly refers to the four species of the suborder vermilingua native to mexico, central america, and tropical south america. this includes two species of tamandua (silky anteaters) and the giant anteater.





























anteater can also refer to any of several unrelated species which have independently and convergently adapted to fill the same niche of eating ants or termites:





























bullet::::- aardvark (cape anteater), a medium-sized placental mammal native to africa





























bullet::::- echidna (spiny anteater), a family of monotremes native to new guinea and australia





























bullet::::- numbat (formerly "banded anteater"), a small marsupial endemic to western australia
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in zoological nomenclature, the valid name of a taxon is the zoological name that is to be used for that taxon following the rules in the international code of zoological nomenclature (iczn). in other words: a valid name is the correct zoological name of a taxon. 





























in contrast, an invalid name is a name that violates the rules of the iczn. an invalid name is not considered to be a correct scientific name for a taxon. invalid names may be divided into:
valid name (zoology)