Parocnus
Extinct genus of ground sloths
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Parocnus is an extinct genus of sloth native to Cuba and Hispaniola, belonging to the family Megalocnidae. It was a terrestrial ground sloth, being the second largest Caribbean sloth after Megalocnus,[1] with the body mass of the various species of the genus estimated at around 32–79 kilograms (71–174 lb),[2] comparable to a pig.[3]
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| Skeleton of Parocnus dominicanus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Suborder: | Folivora |
| Family: | †Megalocnidae |
| Genus: | †Parocnus Miller 1929 |
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