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Order Edentata

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Order Edentata (2 suborders, 2 infraorders, 12+ families, 17+ genera, 36+ species)
Anteaters, Armadillos

• Suborder Palaeanodonta (2+ families)
  • Family Mertacheiromyidae
    • Genus Metacheiromys
  • Family Epoicotheriidae
• Suborder Xenarthra (3 infraorders, 9+ families, 16+ genera, 35+ species)
  • Infraorder Loricata
    • Family Dasypodidae (9 genera, 20 species)
      Armadillo
      • Genus Burmeisteria
        • Burmeisteria retusa
          Burmeister's Armadillo
      • Genus Chaetophractus
        • Chaetophractus villosus
          Hairy Armadillo or Peludo
      • Genus Chlamyphorus
        • Chlamyphorus truncatus
          Pink Fairy Armadillo
      • Genus Tolypeutes
        Three-banded Armadillos
      • Genus Euphractus
      • Genus Dasypus
        Nine-banded Armadillos
        • Dasypus novemcinctus
      • Genus Priodontes
        • Priodontes giganteus
          Giant Armadillo
      • Genus Zaedyus
        • Zaedyus pichi
          Pichi
    • Family Peltephilidae
    • Family Glyptodontidae
      Glyptodonts
      • Genus Doedicurus
        • Doedicurus clavicaudatus
      • Genus Glyptodon
  • Infraorder Pilosa
    • Family Orophodontidae
    • Family Megalonychidae
      Ground Sloths
    • Family Megatherlidae
      Ground Sloths
    • Family Mylodontidae
      Ground Sloths
    • Family Bradypodidae (6 species)
      Tree Sloth
      • Genus Bradypus (4 species)
        Three-toed Sloths
      • Genus Choloepus (2 species)
        Two-toed Sloth
  • Infraorder Vermilingua
    • Family Myrmecophagidae (4 species)
      Anteater
      • Genus Myrmecophaga
        • Myrmecophaga tridactyla
          Giant Anteater
      • Genus Tamandua
        Lesser Anteater
      • Genus Cyclopes
        • Cyclopes didactylus
          Two-toed Anteater

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