The long snout of the giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, of South America, and the echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, of Australia, are animals of different evolutionary lineages that are both adapted to eating ants. This is an example of

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The long snouts of the giant anteater and the echidna are examples of analogous traits, which are similar features that evolved independently in different evolutionary lineages due to similar environmental pressures and lifestyles, in this case, ant-eating.

The Long Snout of the Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga Tridactyla, of South