Tardigrada is the scientific name for a phylum within Panarthropoda: the tardigrades
Tardigrada may also refer to a taxon within Xenarthra, specifically one of the following: Folivora, i. e. sloths the crown group of Folivora (this meaning is according to McKenna, Wyss and Flynn 2006) Bradypodoidea (including Choloepus) – see Bradypodidae and Choloepus Pilosa except ground sloths, i. e. Vermilingua, Bradypodidae, Choloepus and Entelopidae (this meaning is according to Haeckel 1895)