Bradypus pygmaeus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Folivora |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species: Bradypus pygmaeus
Name
[edit]Bradypus pygmaeus Anderson & Handley, 2001: 17
- Holotype: USNM 579179, adult ♀, skin and skull.
- Type locality: “Panamá, Bocas del Toro: Isla Escudo de Veraguas, West Point”.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Anderson, R.P. & Handley, C.O. 2001. 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. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Bradypus pygmaeus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Bradypus pygmaeus (Endangered)
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
italiano: Bradipo pigmeo
polski: Leniwiec karłowaty
português do Brasil: Preguiça-anã