Cuban Ground Sloth (Megalocnus rodens)

• never oberved by Europeans; fossils contemporary with indigenous artifacts and introduced rat fossils indicate survival into colonial era, possibly until 16th Century

• 150 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore endemic to Cuba

• disappeared after introduction of rats and pigs

• References:

Allen, G. M.  Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere    QL715.A44 1942  p.42

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