Taxonomy Profile: Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus 1758)

Choloepus didactylus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Choloepus hoffmanni florenciae
J A Allen 1913
Bradypus didactylus
Linnaeus 1758
Bradypus unau
Link 1795
Bradypus kouri
Daudin 1802
Bradypus curi
Link 1795
Choloepus guianensis
Fitzinger 1871
Choloepus brasiliensis
Fitzinger 1871
Choloepus didaetylus
Thomas 1893
Choloepus florenciae
J A Allen 1913
Choloepus napensis
Lönnberg 1922
Choloepus didactylus columbianus
Gray 1871
Common Name(s):
Southern Two-toed Sloth []
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Choloepus didactylus: 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 : Megalonychidae
Two-toed Sloths |
Genus : Choloepus
two-toed sloths |
Species : Choloepus didactylus
Southern Two-toed Sloth |
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth |
Choloepus didactylus Direct Children(s):
Choloepus didactylus: 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:
Choloepus didactylus
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:
Choloepus didactylus
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:
Choloepus didactylus
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:
Choloepus didactylus
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:
Choloepus didactylus
Choloepus didactylus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Choloepus didactylus: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Data Deficient
Comment:
Comments: Reviewed by Wetzel and Avila-Pires (1980). Treated here as monotypic; needs revision