The data reveal that while the diet of the Shasta ground slothwas exclusively plant-based, Darwin’s ground sloth was an omnivore, Tejada and colleagues report October 7 in Scientific Reports.

There are two types of Giant Ground Sloths: the Nothrotheriops shastensis, known as the Shasta Ground Sloth, and the Megalonyx, or Large Clawed Ground Sloth, according to the National Park Service.

There are two types of Giant Ground Sloths: the Nothrotheriops shastensis, known as the Shasta Ground Sloth, and the Megalonyx, or Large Clawed Ground Sloth, according to the National Park Service.

There are two types of Giant Ground Sloths: the Nothrotheriops shastensis, known as the Shasta Ground Sloth, and the Megalonyx, or Large Clawed Ground Sloth, according to the National Park Service.