Mammal
Megatherium
Megatherium formipavor
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
- Diet
- Omnivore (primarily Herbivore)
- Temperament
- Passive, but aggressive to insects
- Era
- Late Pliocene - Early Holocene
- Drag weight
- 295
Where it spawns
- Very common
- Common
- Uncommon
- Very uncommon
- Rare
- Very rare
Spawn areas mined from the game files by the ARK Wiki; Ascended data where the wiki has it. Creatures roam a little outside their areas.
Base stats and growth
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 740 | +148 | +5.4% |
| Stamina | 400 | +40 | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 270 | +27 | +10.0% |
| Food | 3,000 | +300 | +10.0% |
| Weight | 725 | +14.5 | +4.5% |
| Melee | 32 | +1.6 | +1.7% |
| Move Speed | 100% | — | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 1,000 | +60 | — |
Dossier
In the wild
Megatherium formipavor is one of the larger mammals on the Island. This is most shocking because it is essentially a giant sloth...if you crossbred it with an elephant and a bear! Because of its size and girth, the Megatherium is uncommonly resistant to being knocked unconscious. Despite primarily being an herbivore, a typical Megatherium is very intent on consuming the Island's many insects. It is particularly adept at removing their insides without damaging much of the shell, maximizing extraction of chitin. The otherwise slow and peaceful Megatherium becomes faster and aggressive in the presence of these creatures.
Once tamed
Megatherium is an incredibly useful creature to tame, so long as you don't intend to fight other tribes. It's enormity, high resistance to torpor, and voracious attitude toward insects (and arachnids) makes it ideal for farming large quantities of chitin from the bugs of the Island, or simply defending against them.
Breeding
1 Gestation
7h 56m 11s
2 Baby
9h 15m 33s
3 Juvenile
1d 13h 2m 13s
4 Adolescent
1d 22h 17m 46s
- Fully grown after
- 3d 20h 35m 33s
- Mate again after
- 18h - 2d
Taming
- Method
- Knockout
Saddle
Megatherium Saddle
Unlocks at level 52, 25 armor
Crafting cost
- Hide
- 325
- Fiber
- 130
- Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste
- 100
- Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot
- 55
Crafted in Smithy, Argentavis Saddle, Castoroides Saddle, Thorny Dragon Saddle, Tek Replicator, Exo-Mek
On the ARK Wiki
Technical
- Entity ID
Megatherium_Character_BP_C- Cloneable
- No