Bradypus variegatus
H. R. Schinz, 1825
Brown-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
Schinz, H.R. 1825. Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage ihrer Naturgeschichte und der vergleichenden Anatomie. Vierter Band. Zoophyten. J. G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 793 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523927Original name as described
Bradypus variegatus
Other common names
Bolivian Three-toed Sloth · Brown-throated Sloth
Type material
SMF:MAMM:4313
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Südamerika." Restricted by R. Mertens in 1925 to "Brasilien (wahrscheinlich Bahia)" (= Brazil, probably Bahia).
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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