Pilosa Flower 1883

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Pilosa, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 100-103 : 100

Pilosa Flower 1883

Synonyms: Edentata Vicq-d'Azyr 1792 .

Families: 4 families with 5 genera and 10 species in 2 suborders:

Suborder FOLIVORA Delsuc, Catzeflis, Stanhope, and Douzery 2001

Family Bradypodidae Gray 1821 (1 genus with 4 species and 7 subspecies)

Family Megalonychidae Ameghino 1889 (1 genus with 2 species and 5 subspecies)

Suborder VERMILINGUA Illiger 1811

Family Cyclopedidae Pocock 1924 (1 genus with 1 species and 7 subspecies)

Family Myrmecophagidae Gray 1825 (2 genera with 3 species and 11 subspecies)

Discussion: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985 a) and by Kraft (1995) as part of Xenarthra; formerly included in Xenarthra, which was elevated to magnorder rank by McKenna and Bell (1997).