The Cyclopedidae is a family of anteaters that includes the

silky anteater The silky anteater, also known as the pygmy anteater, has traditionally been considered a single species of anteater, ''Cyclopes didactylus'', in the genus ''Cyclopes'', the only living genus in the family Cyclopedidae. Found in southern Mexico ...

and its extinct relative, ''

Palaeomyrmidon ''Palaeomyrmidon'' is an extinct genus of anteater. Its closest living relative is the silky anteater (''Cyclopes didactylus''). Although the silky anteater is arboreal, ''Palaeomyrmidon'' lived on the ground. ''Palaeomyrmidon'' is known from ...

''.

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Mammal families Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Extant Pliocene first appearances Pilosans {{Mammal-stub