Bradypus torquatus Desmarest, 1816
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Desmarest (1816): Bradypus torquatus. Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. Paris, Applique au Arts and Agr., 2nd ed. 4
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Pilosa
- family
- Bradypodidae
- genus
- Bradypus
- species
- Bradypus torquatus
conservation
PROTECTED STATUS: U. S. ESA - Endangered.
discussion
COMMENT: B. torquatus liliger, 1811, Prodr. Syst. Mamm. et Avium., p. 108, is a nomen nudum; see Thomas, 1917, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 19: 352.
distribution
DISTRIBUTION: Coastal forests of S. E. Brazil, probably now restricted to Atlantic drainage of Bahia, Espirito Santo, and Rio de Janeiro; formerly north to Rio Grande del Norte. See Wetzel and Avila-Pires, 1980, Rev. Brasil BioL, 40: 834.
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil.