This small anteater inhabits western Amazonian forests. Its body is orange to reddish brown, its legs and tail are gray, and the stripe on its underside is faint.
Its body is orange to reddish brown, while the legs and tail are gray. It lacks a dorsal stripe; the ventral stripe is faint.
The species-specific handbook account lists Amazonian forests as its habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.