Taxonomy Profile: Bradypus tridactylus (Linnaeus 1758)

Bradypus tridactylus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Acheus ai
Lesson 1827
Bradypus cuculliger
Wagler 1831
Bradypus cummunis
Lesson 1841
Bradypus gularis
Rüppell 1842
Arctopithecus blainvillii
Gray 1850
Arctopithecus flaccidus
Gray 1850
Arctopithecus flaccidus dysonii
Gray 1869
Arctopithecus flaccidus smithii
Gray 1869
Common Name(s):
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth []
Pale-throated Sloth []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bradypus tridactylus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Eutheria
Order : Pilosa
sloths |
anteaters |
Suborder : Folivora
sloths |
Family : Bradypodidae
Three-toed Sloths |
Genus : Bradypus
Species : Bradypus tridactylus
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth |
Pale-throated Sloth |
Bradypus tridactylus Direct Children(s):
Bradypus tridactylus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Bradypus tridactylus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Common Names of Mammals of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 204
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-383-3/
Notes:
With contributions by Bernadette N. Graham, Adam P. Potter, and Mariana M. Upmeyer
Reference for:
Bradypus tridactylus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Bradypus tridactylus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bradypus tridactylus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gardner, Alfred L., ed.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-01-01 / 2008-01-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammals of South America, Vol. 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats
Page(s):
xx + 669
Publisher:
University of Chicaco Press
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-226-28240-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Bradypus tridactylus
Bradypus tridactylus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Bradypus tridactylus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (lc)