Nothropus

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Northorotheriidae
Genus: Nothoropus
Temporal Range: Early Pleistocene - Early Holocene

Nothropus is extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Nothrotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Pleistocene epoch. It lived from 0.781 mya - 12,000 years ago existing for approximately 0.769 million years.

Fossils have been uncovered from Tarija, Bolivia, east side of the Andes Mountains.