Megalonychidae
Also known as: Megalonychid sloths, Mégalonychidés, Paresseux didactyles, Unaus, Preguiças-gigantes de dois dedos, TWO-TOED SLOTHS, Two toed sloths, Two-toed Ground Sloths, Two-toed Sloths
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Pilosa |
| Family | Megalonychidae |
| Published in | Acta Acad. Nac. Cienc. Cordoba, Buenos Aires vol.6 p.690 |
| Genera | 40 |
| Species records held | 69 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 150 |
| GBIF key | 6160 |
Genera in Megalonychidae
- Megalonyx — 10 species: Megalonyx bucklandi, Megalonyx curvidens, Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx harlani, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx leptostomus, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx obtusidens
- Eucholoeops — 6 species: Eucholoeops adteger, Eucholoeops fissognathus, Eucholoeops fronto, Eucholoeops ingens, Eucholoeops litoralis, Eucholoeops titans
- Acratocnus — 3 species: Acratocnus comes, Acratocnus odontrigonus, Acratocnus ye
- Choloepus — 3 species: Choloepus agustinus, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni
- Neocnus — 3 species: Neocnus dousman, Neocnus major, Neocnus toupiti
- Ortotherium — 3 species: Ortotherium brevirostrum, Ortotherium laticurvatum, Ortotherium robustum
- Protomegalonyx — 3 species: Protomegalonyx chasicoensis, Protomegalonyx doellojuradoi, Protomegalonyx praecursor
- Xibalbaonyx — 3 species: Xibalbaonyx exinferis, Xibalbaonyx microcaninus, Xibalbaonyx oviceps
- Megalocnus — 2 species: Megalocnus rodens, Megalocnus zile
- Mesocnus — 2 species: Mesocnus browni, Mesocnus torrei
- Parocnus — 2 species: Parocnus dominicanus, Parocnus serus
- Pliomorphus — 2 species: Pliomorphus mutilatus, Pliomorphus robustus
- Zacatzontli — 2 species: Zacatzontli cotobrusensis, Zacatzontli tecolotlanensis
- Ahytherium — 1 species: Ahytherium aureum
- Amphiocnus — 1 species: Amphiocnus paranense
- Australonyx — 1 species: Australonyx aquae
- Deseadognathus — 1 species: Deseadognathus riggsi
- Diabolotherium — 1 species: Diabolotherium nordenskioldi
- Diodomus — 1 species: Diodomus copei
- Imagocnus — 1 species: Imagocnus zazae
- Lakukullus — 1 species: Lakukullus anatisrostratus
- Mecorhinus — 1 species: Mecorhinus primus
- Megalonychops — 1 species: Megalonychops primigenius
- Megalonychotherium — 1 species: Megalonychotherium atavus
- Megistonyx — 1 species:
- Meizonyx — 1 species:
- Metopotherium — 1 species:
- Nohochichak — 1 species:
- Paranabradys — 1 species:
- Paraplanops — 1 species:
- Pattersonocnus — 1 species:
- Paulocnus — 1 species:
- Pliometanastes — 1 species:
- Proschismotherium — 1 species:
- Torcellia — 1 species:
- Trematherium — 1 species:
- Uranokyrtus — 1 species:
- Urumacocnus — 1 species:
- Mesopotamocnus
- Valgipes
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.