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Order Xenarthra


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Mammalia
Subclass Theria
Infraclass Eutheria

Order Xenarthra

This order contains the New World anteaters, sloths and armadillos. The teeth are reduced or lost, and they have large claws on the toes. Greek: xenos, strange + arthron, joint. (Dorit et al, 1991)