Folivora

Bradypus variegatus infuscatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Folivora 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Cladus: Eugnathostomata
Cladus: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Cladus: Stegocephali
Cladus: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Atlantogenata
Superordo: Xenarthra
Ordo: Pilosa
Subordo: Folivora

‎Classis: Mammalia
Ordo: Pilosa
Subordo: Folivora
Superfamiliae (2 + †1): Megatherioidea – Mylodontoidea – †Megalocnoidea

Name

Folivora Delsuc, Catzeflis, Stanhope & Douzery, 2001: 1606

Synonymy

  • Tardigrada Latham & Davies, 1795 (part)
  • Phyllophaga Owen, 1842 (part)

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Fariña, R.A. & Vizcaíno, S.F. 2003. Slowmoving or browsers? A note on nomenclature. Pp 3–4. In Fariña, R.A., Vizcaíno, S,F. & Storch, G. (eds.). Morphological studies on fossil and extant Xenarthra (Mammalia). Senckenbergiana Biologica 83: 1−101.
  • Gardner, A.L. 2005. Order Pilosa. Pp. 100–103 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
  • Delsuc, F., Kuch, M., Gibb, G.C., Karpinski, E., Hackenberger, D., Szpak, P., Martínez, J.G., Mead, J.I., McDonald, H.G., MacPhee, R.D.E., Billet, G., Hautier, L. & Poinar, H.N. 2019. Ancient Mitogenomes Reveal the Evolutionary History and Biogeography of Sloths. Current Biology 29(12): 2031–2042.
  • Presslee, S., Slater, G.J., Pujos, F., Forasiepi, A.M., Fischer, R., Molloy, K., Mackie, M., Olsen, J.V., Kramarz, A., Taglioretti, M., Scaglia, F., Lezcano, M., Lanata, J.L., Southon, J., Feranec, R., Bloch, J., Hajduk, A., Martin, F.M., Gismondi, R.S., Reguero, M., de Muizon, C., Greenwood, A., Chait, B.T., Penkman, K., Collins, M. & MacPhee, R.D.E. 2019. Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3(7): 1121–1130.

Vernacular names

  • català: Peresós
  • čeština: Lenochodi
  • English: Sloths
  • español: Perezosos
  • français: Paresseux
  • hrvatski: Ljenivci
  • íslenska: Letidýr
  • 日本語: ナマケモノ亜目
  • ქართული: ზარმაცასებრნი
  • Nederlands: Luiaarden
  • norsk: Dovendyr
  • português do Brasil: Preguiças
  • Türkçe: Tembel hayvanlar
  • 中文: 樹懶
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