Bradypus tridactylus

Bradypus tridactylus

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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 tridactylus

Name

Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: "Americae meridionalis arboribus", Surinam (Thomas, 1911)

Holotype: ZSM 43

Synonyms

• Bradypus cuculliger Wagler, 1831
• Bradypus dysonii (Gray, 1869)
• Bradypus flaccidus (Gray, 1850)
• Bradypus gularis Rüppell, 1842
• Bradypus smithii (Gray, 1869)
• Bradypus flaccions Sanderson, 1949
• Acheus ai (Lesson, 1827)

References

• Bradypus tridactylus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 34.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN link: Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 (Least Concern)
• Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758 Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Pale-throated sloth
日本語: ノドジロミユビナマケモノ
Polski: Leniwiec trójpalczasty
Português: Bicho-preguiça
Suomi: Kolmivarvaslaiskiainen
Svenska: Tretåig sengångare