Pilosa

Also known as sloth, sloths

Pilosa is a order of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. They include anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy".

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Pilosa is a group of mammals native to the Americas that includes anteaters and sloths, both living and extinct species like the giant ground sloths. The name reflects a key characteristic of these animals, coming from the Latin word meaning "hairy."

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KINGDOM

KingdomAnimalia

Observations90,395

Observations recorded3,012,139,120

Pilosa is een geslacht van hooiwagens uit de familie Zalmoxioidae. De wetenschappelijke naam Pilosa is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd door González-Sponga in 1999. Soorten Pilosa is monotypisch en omvat slechts de volgende soort:[1] Pilosa pilosa Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ Hallan J. (2005) Zalmoxioidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED OPILIONES OF THE WORLD

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 680
With media: 45
Family: Zalmoxidae
Collections: USNM, UCMP, UF
Recorded in: United States, Colombia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: mammal
Image: Pilosa collage.png

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Commons category: Pilosa
taxon rank: order
taxon name: Pilosa
topic's main category: Category:Pilosa
taxon common name: lenivci in mravljinčarji
start time: 55800000-0
temporal range start: Eocene

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Pilosa is a order of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. They include anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy".

== Origins and taxonomy == The biogeographic origins of the Pilosa are still unclear, but they can be traced back in South America as far as the early Paleogene (about 60 million years ago, only a short time after the end of the Mesozoic Era). The presence of these animals in Central America and their former presence in North America is a result of the Great American Interchange. A number of sloths were also formerly present on the Antilles, which they reached from South America by some combination of rafting or floating with the prevailing currents.

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