Taxonomy Profile: Folivora (Delsuc Catzeflis Stanhope and Douzery 2001)

Folivora: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Suborder
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
sloths []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Folivora: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Pilosa
sloths |
anteaters |
Suborder : Folivora
sloths |
Folivora Direct Children(s):
Bradypodidae
(Gray 1821)
Megalonychidae
(Ameghino 1889)
Folivora: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Folivora
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gardner, Alfred L., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-01-01 / 2008-01-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of South America, Vol. 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
Page(s):
xx + 669
Publisher:
University of Chicaco Press
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-226-28240-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Folivora
Folivora: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Folivora: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Use of Folivora follows recommendation by Delsuc et al. (2001:1606). McKenna and Bell (1997) used Phyllophaga Owen, 1842, for this suborder