Pilosa
Sign in to savePilosa 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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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.