Clade Tardigrada Latham and Davies 1795 (edentate)
Alternative spelling: Tarigradae
Parent taxon: Pilosa according to T. J. Gaudin 1995
Sister taxa: Megatherioidea, Vermilingua
Subtaxa: Bradypus, Eucholoeops, Eutardigrada, Hapalops, Mylodontoidea, Pelecyodon, Pseudoglyptodon, Schismotherium
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore