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Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superorder: Xenarthra
Order: Pilosa
Suborder: Folivora
Family: Megalonychidae
Genus: Choloepus
Species: C. didactylus
Binomial name
Choloepus didactylus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758


Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the Southern Two-toed Sloth or unau, is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil north of the Amazon River.

It is a solitary, diurnal and arboreal animal, found in rainforests. It is able to swim, making it possible to cross rivers and creeks. The two-toed sloth's main enemies are man, large birds of prey like the Harpy Eagle and Crested Eagle, and cats like the Ocelot.

References

  • Meritt & members of the Edentate Specialist Group (2006). Choloepus didactylus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  • Louise H. Emmons and Francois Feer, 1997 - Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide.
  • Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 101. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
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