Devil's Bit vs Oso Hormiguero

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Tamandua mexicana

Key Differences

• Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while Oso Hormiguero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	Oso Hormiguero
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Acanthaceae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Ruellia	Tamandua
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Tamandua mexicana

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Oso Hormiguero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	Oso Hormiguero
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

Oso Hormiguero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela