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:

• Aardvark (earth pig), a medium-sized mammal native to Africa
• Echidna (spiny anteater), a family of monotremes native to New Guinea and Australia
• Numbat (formerly Banded Anteater), a small marsupial endemic to western Australia
• Pangolin (scaly anteater), mammals found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia

See also

• AnteAter is an electronica side-project of ¡Forward, Russia! singer Tom Woodhead
• Ant-eater, B.C. (comic strip) character
• Anteater (video game), a maze arcade game

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