Ground sloth
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Ground sloths are a diverse group of extinct sloths in the mammalian superorder Xenarthra. Ground sloths varied widely in size, with the largest genera Megatherium and Eremotherium being around the size of elephants. Wikipedia
Mass: Brown-throated sloth: 5 – 14 lbs, Linnaeus's two-toed sloth: 14 lbs, Pale-throated sloth: 8.4 – 14 lbs, and more
Length: Brown-throated sloth: 17 – 31 in., Linnaeus's two-toed sloth: 2.3 ft., Pale-throated sloth: 20 – 30 in., and more
Extinction date: 10,000 years ago
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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