Bradypus pygmaeus
R. P. Anderson & Handley, 2001
Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Xenarthra |
| Order | : Pilosa |
| Suborder | : Folivora |
| Family | : Bradypodidae |
| Genus | : Bradypus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Anderson, R.P. and Handley, C.O., Jr. 2001-04-19. A new species of three-toed sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Panamá, with a review of the genus Bradypus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114(1):1-33.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35516120Original name as described
Bradypus pygmaeus
Other common names
Pygmy Sloth
Type material
USNM:MAMM:579179
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b10e453-0bc2-4443-b6e7-85a0568dc91aType locality
"Panamá: Bocas del Toro: Isla Escudo de Veraguas, West Point."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Panama
Taxonomy notes
may be a synonym of B. variegatus
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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