Family Myrmecophagidae
This family regroups the giant anteater and the tamanduas.
Myrmecophaga tridactyla – Giant anteater
Tamandua tetradactyla straminea – Southern tamandua
Family Dasypodidae
This family regroups all Armadillo species.
Chaetophractus villosus – Large hairy armadillo
Family Macroscelididae
This family regroups all Elephant-shrews, also known as sengis.
Rhynchocyon petersi petersi – Black-and-rufous elephant shrew
Family Erinaceidae
This family regroups all Hedgehogs and related species.
Atelerix albiventris – Four-toed hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus megalotis – Long-eared hedgehog
Family Tenrecidae
This family regroups all Tenrecs and related species.
Family Megalonychidae
This family regroups all two-toed sloth species.
Choloepus didactylus – Linné’s two-toed sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni hoffmanni – Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth
Family Bradypodidae
This family regroups all three-toed sloth species.
Bradypus variegatus – Brown-throated sloth
Family Tupaiidae
This family regroups all Tree-shrews.
Tupaia belangeri – Northern treeshrew
Family Cynocephalidae
This family regroups all Colugos.
Galeopterus variegatus peninsulae – Sunda colugo
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