Geographic
range: Neotropical: Found from Mexico NW Peru and NW Venezuela.
In Mexico from San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas south.
Physical characteristics: Long
-bodied with tapered snout. Overall body color cream to golden brown.
Black patch shaped as a vest present. Feet strong, clawed. Tail prehensile
and almost naked.
Food habits: Insectivorous. Mostly
feeds on ants, termites and bees.
Reproduction: Mating all year round.
One offspring born at a time.
Behavior: Both arboreal and terrestrial.
Individuals show preferences to one or the other kind of activity.
Solitary. Silent. Uses strong claws to rip open insect nests and rotten
wood.
Habitat: Evergreen forest, deciduous
forest, savannah.
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