Choloepus Illiger 1811 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Alternative spelling: Cholaepus
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Choloepodinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Adam 1999, Gaudin 1995, Gray 1825, Pujos et al. 2007 and White and MacPhee 2001
Sister taxa: Acratocnini, Acratocnus, Choloepodini, Cubanocnini, Neocnus, Paulocnus
Subtaxa: Choloepus agustinus Choloepus andinus Choloepus capitalis Choloepus didactylus Choloepus hoffmanni
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Panama (1), Peru (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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