Bradypus crinitus
J. E. Gray, 1850
Southern Maned 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
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1850-06. On the genus Bradypus of Linnaeus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1849:65-73.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572486Original name as described
Bradypus crinitus
Other common names
Southern Maned Sloth
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1847.4.6.5
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1c5b26ba-9582-4eab-be77-e8425efe7ab5Type locality
"British Guiana." Restricted by F. R. Miranda and colleauges in 2022 to "Rio de Janeiro, Brazil."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
split from B. torquatus
Taxonomy notes citation
Miranda, F. R., Garbino, G. S., Machado, F. A., Perini, F. A., Santos, F. R., & Casali, D. M. (2022). Taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), Pilosa, Bradypodidae, with revalidation of Bradypus crinitus Gray, 1850. Journal of Mammalogy, gyac059.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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