megalonychidae การใช้

• The only extant families of the suborder Folivora are Bradypodidae and Megalonychidae.
• Modern sloths are divided into two families based on the number of toes on their front feet, Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae.
• For example, two-toed sloths were included within Anthropomorpha, but are now considered to be in the family Megalonychidae, which is not closely related to the primates.
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth ( " Choloepus hoffmanni " ) belong to the family Megalonychidae, which included extinct ground sloths.
• Whether these ground-dwelling Megalonychidae were descended from tree-climbing ancestors or whether the two-toed sloths are really miniature ground sloths converted ( or reverted ) to arboreal life cannot presently be determined to satisfaction.