lesser anteater vs tamandu

lesser anteater and tamandu both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lesser anteater	Yes	No	No	No
tamandu	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lesser anteater and tamandu are synonyms defined as:

lesser anteater and tamandu: small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America

Other synonyms of lesser anteater include tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla.

lesser anteater (noun)	tamandu (noun)
small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America	small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America