Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites.

synonyms: pangolin, scaly anteater.

Dutch: miereneter, schubdier
Polish: pangolin

Any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites.

synonym: New World anteater.

Polish: mrówkojad

Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata.

synonyms: aardvark, ant bear, Orycteropus afer.

Dutch: aardvarken
Polish: mrównik, prosię ziemne

Small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct.

synonyms: banded anteater, Myrmecobius fasciatus, numbat.

Polish: mrówkożer workowaty

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to New Guinea.

synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.

Dutch: mierenegel
Polish: prakolczatka

A burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia.

synonyms: echidna, spiny anteater.

Dutch: mierenegel
Polish: kolczatka australijska