Please take a look at these classes and family orders-- does this include tamanduas?

Question

Take a look at this page:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=16.30.010

So would I be correct thinking that anteaters of all types are not included on the list of dangerous and illegal animals?

Thank you for the info.

Answer 1

Anteaters belong to the order Xenarthra, family Myrmecophagidae, and they're not included in that list at all.

However, that doesn't mean that these animals are not dangerous. I live in Argentina and just about a year ago, a giant anteater killed a young caretaker. It was awful :-(

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EDIT. Yep, it was not a tamandua, but even these, though much smaller, have incredibly powerful claws.

And they're not easy animals to keep, so good for you that you're researching :-)

Answer 2

You are correct on that list that they are not listed as dangerous(it does mean it is not illegal on some other list).  I do not know why they have a list of dangerous animals separate from other illegal animals.