Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Megalonychidae
Genus: Megalocnus
Species: M. redens
M. zile
Conservation Status: Extinct
Temporal Range: Late Pleistocene to Holocene
The ground sloths of the extinct genus Megalocnus were among the largest of the Caribbean ground sloths, with individuals estimated to have weighted up to 90 kg when alive. Two species are known, M. rodens of Cuba and M. zile of Hispaniola. Megalocnus means great sloth. According to the fossil reports M. redens indicate survival well into the Holocene.
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