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Anteaters are the four
extant mammal species in the
suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue"),
commonly known for
eating ants and termites. The individual...
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sister clade to the
myrmecophagid anteaters,
together forming Vermilingua.
Vermilingua is a
sister clade to
sloths (Folivora),
together forming Pilosa...
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Pilosa are
divided into two suborders: Folivora, the sloths, and
Vermilingua, the anteaters.
Folivora contains two families: Bradypodidae, containing...
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arboreal silky anteater, the two
families comprise the
suborder Vermilingua.
Anteaters and
sloths belong to
order Pilosa and
share superorder Xenarthra...
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Myrmecophagidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra,
Vermilingua) and the
Relationship of
Eurotamandua to the
Vermilingua".
Journal of
Mammalian Evolution. 5 (3):...
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pampatheres Pilosa (Latin, "the ones with fur"),
which is
subdivided into:
Vermilingua ("worm-tongues"), the
anteaters Folivora ("leaf-eaters"), the sloths...
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contained unrelated families and was thus invalid.
Order Pilosa Suborder Vermilingua Illiger 1811 em. Gray 1869 (Anteaters)
Family Cyclopedidae Po**** 1924...
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Pilosa Suborder:
Folivora Suborder:
Vermilingua Family:
Cyclopedidae Genus:
Cyclopes Species:
Cyclopes didactylus - silky...
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There are
currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and
around 5,937
recognized living species of mammal.
Mammalian taxonomy is in
constant flux...
- The
class Mammalia (mammals) is
divided into two
subclasses based on
reproductive techniques: monotremes,
which lay eggs, and therians,
mammals which give...
