Pilosa - Classification

Classification

Order Pilosa

• Suborder Vermilingua
  • Family Cyclopedidae
    • Silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus
  • Family Myrmecophagidae
    • Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
    • Northern tamandua, Tamandua mexicana
    • Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
• Suborder Folivora
  • Family Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
    • Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus
    • Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus
    • Pale-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
    • Maned three-toed sloth, Bradypus torquatus
  • Family Megalonychidae: two-toed sloths and extinct megalonychid ground sloths
    • Hoffman's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni
    • Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
  • Family †Megatheriidae: megatheriid ground sloths
  • Family †Mylodontidae: mylodontid ground sloths
  • Family †Orophodontidae: orophodontid ground sloths
  • Family †Scelidotheriidae: scelidotheriid ground sloths