هذا
التصنيف عن mammals specialized for
myrmecophagy, the consumption of
ants and/or
termites. Many of the otherwise unrelated mammals of this group display similar adaptations for their particular dietary
niche -- including reduced
teeth and jaws, long sticky
tongue, and (often) powerful forelimbs suited for excavating the nests of their insect prey -- and so may be considered examples of
convergent evolution.