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/51523927

Original 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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000432

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.

Bradypus variegatus

H. R. Schinz, 1825

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF:MAMM:4313

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

510

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523927

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:510, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523927) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:53) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Gardner (1993:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69004)
  6. Anderson (1997:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  7. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:130) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3038/210442893) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Bradypus variegatus

H. R. Schinz, 1827

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62829951

Authority publication

Zurich

Bradypus Aï

Wagler, 1831

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

610

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512996

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

  1. Wagler (1831:610, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512996) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68628)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus infuscatus

Wagler, 1831

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

infuscatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

611

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512997

Authority publication

Isis von Oken

Name usages

  1. Wagler (1831:611, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512997) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68628)
  2. Tschudi (1844:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089028) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  3. Rapp (1852:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44804625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38709)
  4. Schmarda (1853:560) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  5. Murray (1866:341, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  6. Fitzinger (1871:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317480) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  7. True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  8. Alfaro (1897:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  9. Allen (1897:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)

Bradypus tridactylus Brasiliensis

de Blainville, 1840

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986921

Authority publication

Ostéographie

Name usages

  1. Blainville (1840:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57986921) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37132)
  2. Vieira (1950:335) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)

Acheus ustus

(Lesson, 1840)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ustus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

271

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9358462

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus pallidus

J. A. Wagner, 1844

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

143

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31058958

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:350, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317467) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus infumatus

von Tschudi, 1845

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

infumatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007989

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Bradypus rifuscatus

Cornalia, 1849

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

rifuscatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58173686

Authority publication

Monza

Bradypus trivittatus

Cornalia, 1849

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

trivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

lost (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

4, 12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58173678 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58173686

Authority publication

Monza

Name usages

Cornalia (1849:4, 12, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58173678, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58173686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63917)

Arctopithecus marmoratus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

marmoratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1849.4.13.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f86b1eea-b2de-4c56-bf53-8666af9e16a8

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1869:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Arctopithecus problematicus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

problematicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1844.10.9.34

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a19fff77-22cd-4188-8f1f-1bc28da51a12

Authority page

73

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572494

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Gray (1869:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8397284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37331)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus brachydactylus

J. A. Wagner, 1853

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

brachydactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31544280

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus ephippiger

R. A. Philippi, 1870

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ephippiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Bradypus dorsalis

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

355

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317472

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317472) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus marmoratus

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

marmoratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

367

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317484

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:367, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317484) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  2. Goeldi & Hagmann (1904:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41783272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37832)

Bradypus speculiger

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

speculiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · not_usedasvalid

Authority page

372

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317489

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Fitzinger (1871:372, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)

Bradypus unicolor

Fitzinger, 1871

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317479

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Fitzinger (1871:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36317479) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67512)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Arctopithecus boliviensis

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1846.7.28.24

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

442

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554300

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Arctopithecus castaneiceps

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

castaneiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1871.4.8.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/9d396f5c-a2fe-461d-aefb-4bd89a1c5a7e

Authority page

444

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28554302

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Arctopithecus griseus

(J. E. Gray, 1871)

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1869.7.19.7, BMNH:Mamm:1869.7.19.8, BMNH:Mamm:1869.7.19.9

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7b5f0dd-e055-4ee3-a2cb-5718526e31b3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d93a7418-be51-47b1-bfe6-d790a9a8d4d9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/eb94ded0-3610-4f62-918d-c3d51b9ecb3e

Authority page

302

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25119410

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Bradypus castaneiceps

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

castaneiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

  1. True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  2. Alfaro (1897:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)
  3. Allen (1897:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046619) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)

Bradypus ignavus

E. A. Goldman, 1913

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ignavus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:179551

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cc461544-7585-4f6c-b2c0-d00e4052e53d

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8910641

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Bradypus macrodon

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

macrodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.5.6.56

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/d03f867e-e6bc-4726-98d6-e64d22fcb27e

Authority page

356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627443

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Bradypus violeta

O. Thomas, 1917

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

violeta

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1880.5.6.83

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7aa3ee8e-fa0c-4f15-b84f-d0d1fe58c877

Authority page

357

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15627444

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Bradypus griseus

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263168

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Bradypus griseus griseus

E. A. Goldman, 1920

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263168

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Goodwin (1946:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Bradypus gorgon

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

gorgon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.12.6.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e84fcd8e-602f-4fec-b0a9-5de30c03cc62

Authority page

309

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Bradypus ecuadorianus

Spillmann, 1927

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ecuadorianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

317

Authority publication

Anales de la Universidad Central, Quito

Name usages

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

Bradypus nefandus

Spillmann, 1927

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

nefandus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

317

Authority publication

Anales de la Universidad Central, Quito

Name usages

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

Bradypus (Neobradypus) beniensis

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

beniensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

22

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

Bradypus marmoratus codajazensis

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

codajazensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

Bradypus miritibae

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

miritibae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

Bradypus marmoratus subjuruanus

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

subjuruanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

21

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

Bradypus tocantinus

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

tocantinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

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

Bradypus griseus castaneiceps

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

castaneiceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

352

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Goodwin (1946:352) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Bradypus braziliensis

Sanderson, 1949

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

braziliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

783

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Bradypus variegatus boliviensis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

boliviensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus brasiliensis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus ephippiger

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

ephippiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus gorgon

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

gorgon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus infuscatus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

infuscatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus trivittatus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

trivittatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Bradypus variegatus variegatus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Bradypodidae

Root name

variegatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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