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Choloepus
Taxonomy
Choloepus was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.
It was assigned to Bradypidae by Gray (1825); to Choloepodini by White and MacPhee (2001); to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995), Adam (1999) and Pujos et al. (2007); and to Choloepodinae by Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Bradypidae by Gray (1825); to Choloepodini by White and MacPhee (2001); to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995), Adam (1999) and Pujos et al. (2007); and to Choloepodinae by Varela et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1811 | Choloepus Illiger p. 108 |
| 1825 | Cholaepus Gray p. 343 |
| 1995 | Choloepus Gaudin |
| 1999 | Choloepus Adam p. 1 |
| 2001 | Choloepus White and MacPhee |
| 2007 | Choloepus Pujos et al. |
| 2019 | Choloepus Varela et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Choloepus Illiger 1811
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Choloepus agustinus Allen 1913
Choloepus andinus Allen 1913
Choloepus capitalis Allen 1913
Choloepus didactylus Linnaeus 1758 [Linnaeus's two toed sloth]
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Invalid names: Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus curi Link 1795 [synonym], Choloepus florenciae Allen 1913 [synonym], Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus napensis Lönnberg 1922 [synonym], Choloepus unau Link 1795 [synonym]
Choloepus hoffmanni Peters 1858 [Hoffmann's two-toed sloth]
Invalid names: Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holocene | Peru | C. hoffmanni (21689) | |
| Holocene | Panama | C. hoffmanni (21691) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | C. didactylus (21687) |