Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Pilosa Flower, 1883 - sloths Suborder Vermilingua Gray, 1869 - anteaters Family Myrmecophagidae Gray, 1825 - anteaters Genus Myrmecophaga Linnaeus, 1758 - giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758 - giant anteater [Myrmecophaga tridactyla tridactyla]ᵀ Linnaeus, 1758