Order - Pilosa
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Eutheria
Order: Pilosa
Name derivation: “hairy”
Number of known Species: 16
Suborder: Vermilingua
- Family: Cyclopedidae (7 species - pygmy anteaters)
- Family: Myrmecophagidae (3 species - American anteaters)
Suborder: Folivora
- Family: Bradypodidae (4 species - three-toed sloths)
- Family: Megalonychidae (2 species - two-toed sloths)
Notes: Based on Catalogue of Life as of July 2024