Choloepus hoffmanni

W. C. H. Peters, 1858

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Pilosa
Suborder : Folivora
Family : Choloepodidae
Genus : Choloepus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Peters, W. 1858. [Charakterist eines neuen zweizehigen Faulthiers.] Monatsber. König. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1859:128.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11071826

Original name as described

Choloepus hoffmanni

Type locality

"Costa Rica." Restricted by G. G. Goodwin in 1946 to "Escazú," San José Province, Costa Rica. Corrected by R. M. Wetzel and F. D. de Avila-Pires in 1980 to "Costa Rica, Heredia, Volcán Barba."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

moved from Megalonychidae to Choloepidae based on recent molecular data

Taxonomy notes citation

Delsuc, F., Kuch, M., Gibb, G. C., Karpinski, E., Hackenberger, D., Szpak, P., ... & Billet, G. (2019). Ancient mitogenomes reveal the evolutionary history and biogeography of sloths. Current Biology, 29(12), 2031-2042. · Presslee, S., Slater, G. J., Pujos, F., Forasiepi, A. M., Fischer, R., Molloy, K., ... & Scaglia, F. (2019). Palaeoproteomics resolves sloth relationships. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(7), 1121-1130.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000434

Country distribution map

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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.

Choloepus andinus

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

andinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33052

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33052

Authority page

472

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891362

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Choloepus agustinus

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

agustinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-33909

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-33909

Authority page

470

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891360

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Choloepus capitalis

J. A. Allen, 1913

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

capitalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-34152

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-34152

Authority page

472

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26891362

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Choloepus juruanus

Lönnberg, 1942

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

juruanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NHRM 2601

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

29

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Choloepus Hoffmanni peruvianus

Menegaux, 1906

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

peruvianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

460

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42892069

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

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

Cholopus Hoffmani

F. W. True, 1885

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

hoffmani

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

588

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:588, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Choloepus hoffmanni capitalis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

capitalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Choloepus hoffmanni hoffmanni

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

hoffmanni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Choloepus hoffmanni juruanus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

juruanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Choloepus hoffmanni pallescens

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

pallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Choloepus hoffmanni agustinus

D. E. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2018

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

agustinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

116

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Choloepus hoffmanni

W. C. H. Peters, 1858

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

hoffmanni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

128

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11071826

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:20, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goodwin (1946:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:53, 54) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  6. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:84) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4778) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4778/210443596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Choloepus didactylus pallescens

Lönnberg, 1928

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

pallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Choloepus augustinus

A. L. Gardner & Naples, 2008

Family

Choloepodidae

Root name

augustinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

168

Authority publication

Chicago

Name usages

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

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