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The order Pilosa / p aɪ ˈ l oʊ s ə / is a clade of xenarthran placental mammals, native to the Americas. It includes anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy".
- Folivora
Green sloth. Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran...
- Myrmecophagidae
The Myrmecophagidae are a family of anteaters, the name...
- Pale-Throated Sloth
The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally...
- Bidens Pilosa
Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering...
- List of pilosans
Pilosa is an order of placental mammals. Members of this...
- Folivora
Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle, but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs. It is native to the Americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other ...
Superorder: Xenarthra. Order: Pilosa. Flower, 1883. Suborders. Vermilingua - anteaters. Folivora - sloths. Pilosa is an order of placental, New World mammals that includes the anteaters (suborder Vermilingua) and the sloths (suborder Folivora).
- Mammalia
- Chordata
- Animalia
- Xenarthra
中文（臺灣）: 披毛目. Wikispecies has an entry on: Pilosa. Included suborders (for ITIS & Mammal Species of the World (2005) , 27 April 2018): Folivora, Vermilingua. Included families (for Catalogue of Life , 27 April 2018): Families of Pilosa. BioLib link: Pilosa González-Sponga, 1999. Catalogue of Life link: Pilosa.
Hairy beggar-ticks is native to tropical America, and has become a major weed and pest species worldwide. It can form dense stands and its seeds contaminate food crops. Furthermore, it is a host and vector for crop diseases such as root knot nematode (Meloidogyne sp.) and tomato spotted wilt virus (Schlerotinia sclerotiorum).
Pilosa is an order of placental mammals. Members of this order are called pilosans, and include anteaters and sloths . They are found in South and Central America, generally in forests, though some species are found in shrublands , grasslands , and savannas .
Asteraceae. Bidens pilosa L. First published in Sp. Pl.: 832 (1753) This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical America. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and social uses and for food.
