Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River. There is now evidence suggesting the species' range expands into Bolivia.[4] It's the largest extant sloth species.[5]
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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Choloepodidae |
Genus: | Choloepus |
Species: | C. didactylus |
Binomial name | |
Choloepus didactylus | |
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth range | |
Synonyms | |
Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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