El Myrmecophaga tridactyla, known as the anteater is in vulnerability nationwide. It is the biggest and corpulent member of the family of mammals and can measure more than 2.5 m in total length and exceed 35 weight kg. Is unmistakable for its elongated tail, It has a distinctive white strip on the shoulders giving it a gray -looking.

In La Guajira it is found in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, The Serranía de Perijá Integrated Management District, the Montes de Oca Protective Forest Reserve and the Ranchería River Valley.

Usually lives in wooded savannas, deciduous forests and semi -duct, Like wet hygrophytic forests. The palmer bear remains active both day and night, It is essentially terrestrial and prefers to live in open environments, They are usually lonely and reproduce during the dry season.