| Join Enchanted Learning Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more information on site membership. |
|||
|
$20.00/year or other amount (directly by Credit Card) |
$20.00/year or other amount (via PayPal) |
$20.00/year or other amount (for sending a check by mail) |
$20.00/year or other amount (for subscribing by school purchase order) |
| As a thank-you bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages. | |||
|
Edentata (Xenarthra) | |
Edentata (also known as Xenarthra) is an order of placental mammals that includes anteaters, armadillos, and sloths. These New World animals (from the Americas) all lack front teeth; some have enamel-less cheek teeth. These animals have two or three very long fingers on each hand.
Edentata means "toothless." Xenarthra means "strange joint."
This order is divided into three suborders (and four families):
ANTEATER Anteaters are mammals with very long snouts from South and Central America. |
 ARMADILLO An armadillo is a small, burrowing, armored mammal. |
DOEDICURUS Doedicurus (family Glyptodontidae) was an ancient armadillo with a tail mace. It lived during the Ice Ages. |
 GLYPTODON Glyptodon was a car-sized armadillo that lived during the Ice Ages. |
 SLOTH A sloth is a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees in South America. |
THREE-TOED SLOTH The three-toed sloths (Genus Bradypus) are a genus of sloths with three toes. |
|
Overview of Site What's New Enchanted Learning Home Monthly Activity Calendar Books to Print Site Index K-3 Crafts K-3 Themes Little Explorers Picture dictionary PreK/K Activities Rebus Rhymes Stories Writing Cloze Activities Essay Topics Newspaper Writing Activities Parts of Speech Fiction The Test of Time |
Biology Animal Printouts Biology Label Printouts Biomes Birds Butterflies Dinosaurs Food Chain Human Anatomy Mammals Plants Rainforests Sharks Whales Physical Sciences Astronomy The Earth Geology Hurricane Landforms Oceans Tsunami Volcano |
Languages Dutch French German Italian Japanese (Romaji) Portuguese Spanish Swedish Geography/History Explorers Flags Geography Inventors US History Other Topics Art and Artists Calendars Crafts Graphic Organizers Label Me! Printouts Math Music |
Click to read our Privacy Policy
|