? Pilosa
Anteater
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Pilosa Flower, 1883
Families
Bradypodidae Megalonychidae Cyclopedidae Myrmecophagidae

The order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. The origins of the order can be traced back as far as the early Tertiary (about 60 million years ago, or only a short time after the end of the dinosaur era). The presence of these animals in North America is explained by the Great American Interchange. Image File history File links Myresluger. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes A Tamandua anteater in Costa Rica Photograph by Dirk van der Made Anteaters are mammals of 4 species of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes Anteaters are mammals of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... The Tertiary period was previously one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, from the end of the Cretaceous period about 65 million years ago to the start of the Quaternary period about 1. ... The Mesozoic is one of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... The Great American Interchange was a very important paleozoogeographic event in which land and freshwater animal faunas migrated from Central America to South America and vice versa, as the volcanic Isthmus of Panama rose up from the sea floor and bridged the continents. ...

It includes the anteaters, sloths, and Tamanduas. Until recently, Pilosa was luped with the armadillos in the order Xenarthra. Xenarthra is now generally regarded as a superorder. In the past, these families were classified together with the pangolins and Aardvark as the order Edentata (meaning toothless, because the members do not have front incisor teeth or molars, or have poorly-developed molars). It was subsequently realized that Edentata was polyphyletic—that it contained unrelated families and was thus invalid. Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes A Tamandua anteater in Costa Rica Photograph by Dirk van der Made Anteaters are mammals of 4 species of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Families Megalonychidae P.Gervais, 1855 Bradypodidae Gray, 1821 Sloths are medium-sized South American mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, part of the order Xenarthra. ... Genera Chlamyphorus Cabassous Chaetophractus Dasypus Euphractus Priodontes Tolypeutes Zaedyus Armadillos are any of several small mammals of the family Dasypodidae, mostly known for having a bony armor shell. ... Families Myrmecophagidae Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Dasypodidae The order Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. ... Species Manis culionensis Manis gigantea Manis temmincki Manis tricuspis Manis tetradactyla Manis crassicaudata Manis pentadactyla Manis javanica Pangolins or scaly anteaters are mammals in the Pholidota order. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Families Myrmecophagidae Megalonychidae Bradypodidae Dasypodidae The order Xenarthra is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. ... In biology, a taxon is polyphyletic if it is descended from more than one root form (in Greek poly = many and phyletic = racial). ... ...

Classification

ORDER PILOSA

• Suborder Folivora
  • Family Bradypodidae
    • Genus Bradypus
      • Pygmy Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)
      • Maned Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus torquatus)
      • Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)
      • Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
  • Family Megalonychidae
    • Genus Choloepus (Two-toed sloths)
      • Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
      • Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
• Suborder Vermilingua
  • Family Cyclopedidae
    • Genus Cyclopes
      • Silky Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus)
  • Family Myrmecophagidae
    • Genus Myrmecophaga
      • Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
    • Genus Tamandua
      • Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana)
      • Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)

An ai (Bradypus torquatus) is a species of three-toed South American sloth. ... Binomial name Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811 The Maned three-toed sloth, also known as an ai, Bradypus torquatus, is a species of three-toed South American sloth. ... Binomial name Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 The Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) is a sloth. ... Binomial name Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 The Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) is a sloth. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, Bradypus variegatus, as suggested by their names, have only three toes on each foot, compared to the two-toed sloths, is a species of... Binomial name Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1859 Hoffmanns Two-toed Sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni, is a species of Sloth from Central and South America. ... This page is about the mythical creatures. ... Binomial name Cyclopes didactylus Silky Anteater or Pigmy Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) is a species of anteater from Central and South America ranging from extreme southern Mexico south to Brazil and, possibly, Paraguay. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Cyclopes didactylus Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Silky Anteater or Pigmy Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) is a species of anteater from Central and South America ranging from extreme southern Mexico south to Brazil and, possibly, Paraguay. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes Anteaters are mammals of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Binomial name Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, is the largest species of Anteater. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes Anteaters are mammals of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Genera Myrmecophaga Tamandua Cyclopes Anteaters are mammals of the order Xenarthra and the family Myrmecophagidae, commonly known for eating ants and termites. ... Binomial name Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Southern Anteater or Lesser Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, is a species of Anteater from South America. ... Binomial name Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758 Southern Anteater or Lesser Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, is a species of Anteater from South America. ...

References

• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds) Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, p. 100-103, Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.