Pilosa

Pilosa; Temporal range: Paleocene - Holocene,
	Pilosa species of different families; from top-left, clockwise: Silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Superorder:	Xenarthra
Order:	Pilosa; Flower 1883
Families
	Vermilingua Cyclopedidae; Myrmecophagidae; ; Folivora Bradypodidae; Choloepodidae; †Megalocnidae; †Megalonychidae; †Megatheriidae; †Mylodontidae; †Nothrotheriidae; †Scelidotheriidae; ;

The order Pilosa /paɪˈloʊsə/ is a clade of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. It includes anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy".

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