The Cyclopedidae is a family of

anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together wi ...

s 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 Mex ...

and its extinct relative, '' Palaeomyrmidon''.

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