Bradypus Linnaeus 1758 (edentate)

Mammalia - Bradypodidae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Parent taxon: Bradypodidae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

See also Gaudin 1995, Gray 1825, Linnaeus 1758 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxon: Bradypodina

Subtaxa: Bradypus pygmaeus Bradypus torquatus Bradypus tridactylus Bradypus variegatus

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Ecology: arboreal folivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Panama (1), Peru (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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