Bradypus pygmaeus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Folivora
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Folivora

Familia: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species: Bradypus pygmaeus

Name

Bradypus pygmaeus R.P. Anderson & Handley, 2001

Type locality: Panamá, Bocas del Toro, "Isla Escudo de Veraguas, West Point"

References

• R.P. Anderson and C.O. Handley: A new species of three-toed sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Panama, with a review of the genus Bradypus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114(1): 1-33 (2001).
• Bradypus pygmaeus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
português: Preguiça-anã