Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Pilosa Flower, 1883 - sloths Suborder Vermilingua Gray, 1869 - anteaters Family Cyclopedidae Pocock, 1924 Genus Cyclopes Gray, 1821 - silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - pygmy anteater Cyclopes didactylus catellus Thomas, 1928