Pilosa
E721104
Pilosa is an order of placental mammals that includes sloths and anteaters, characterized by specialized limbs and diets adapted for arboreal living and insectivory.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of mammals
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Xenarthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonNameIncludes |
anteaters
ⓘ
sloths ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | some species threatened or endangered ⓘ |
| containsSuborder |
Folivora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vermilingua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dietIncludes |
ants
ⓘ
insects ⓘ leaves ⓘ termites ⓘ |
| evolutionaryFeature | xenarthrous vertebral joints ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of North America (historically and marginally) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adaptations for arboreal living
ⓘ
adaptations for insectivory ⓘ elongated claws in many species ⓘ elongated snout in many anteaters ⓘ long tongue in many anteaters ⓘ low metabolic rate in many species ⓘ reduced dentition in many species ⓘ specialized limbs ⓘ |
| hasExtantMembers | yes ⓘ |
| hasFossilRecord | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
anteaters
ⓘ
sloths ⓘ |
| infraclass | Eutheria ⓘ |
| isA | order of placental mammals ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotionIncludes |
arboreal climbing
ⓘ
suspensory hanging in many sloths ⓘ terrestrial walking in many anteaters ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Cingulata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction |
placental
ⓘ
viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | established in modern taxonomy of Xenarthra ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Xenarthra ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.