Bradypus tridactylus

Linnaeus, 1758

Pale-throated 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033826

Original name as described

Bradypus tridactylus

Other common names

Pale-throated Sloth

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.579

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cceff90c-c3d5-42ae-bee5-81af99a84b26

Type locality

"Americæ meridionalis arboribus." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000431

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Arctopithecus Blainvillii

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

blainvillii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1e018a22-09e4-42d8-bc4a-7e53af536ddf

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572490

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Arctopithecus flaccidus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

flaccidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.4.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2498ef46-4529-4574-9f3d-a43ae7e1fef0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50fec20d-bfbc-490d-a6ac-ad81a0b51b65

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572491

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Arctopithecus flaccidus var. 1. Dysonii

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

dysonii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.4.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2498ef46-4529-4574-9f3d-a43ae7e1fef0 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/50fec20d-bfbc-490d-a6ac-ad81a0b51b65

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397284

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Arctopithecus flaccidus var. 2. Smithii

(J. E. Gray, 1869)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

smithii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.5.5.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a35dec59-610c-42dd-a72d-bc6a3100d11d

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397284

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus tridactylus

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

tridactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.579

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cceff90c-c3d5-42ae-bee5-81af99a84b26

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033826

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872881) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:172, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033422) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Fischer (1814:ix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  4. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  5. Smith (1842:296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  8. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  13. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3037/210442660) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Acheus aï

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.579

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cceff90c-c3d5-42ae-bee5-81af99a84b26

Authority page

306

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207773

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:306, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus gularis

Rüppell, 1842

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

gularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4312

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

138

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45886801

Authority publication

Museum Senckenbergianum

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

cummunis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

cummunis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus cuculliger

Wagler, 1831

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

cuculliger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

column 605

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus tridactylus (Guianensis)

de Blainville, 1840

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

guianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

Fig. 3

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Acheus communis

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358459

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Bradypus flaccions

Sanderson, 1949

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

flaccions

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

783

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

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