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Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.35

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Pilosa
family
Megalonychidae
genus
Choloepus
species
Choloepus didactylus

Name

Synonyms
Bradypus curi Link, 1795
Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Bradypus kouri Daudin, 1802
Bradypus unau Link, 1795
Choloepus brasiliensis Fitzinger, 1871
Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger, 1871
Choloepus curi (Link, 1795)
Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray, 1871
Choloepus didaetylus Thomas, 1893
Choloepus florenciae J.A.Allen, 1913
Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger, 1871
Choloepus hoffmanni florenciae J.A.Allen, 1913
Choloepus napensis Lönnberg, 1922
Choloepus unau (Link, 1795)
Homonyms
Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Abúbuli in language.
Alokole in language.
A’ibaola in language.
A’ɨ uhu in language.
A’ɨu in language.
Chicapou soo in language.
Eigentliches Zweifinger-Faultier in German
Eigentliches Zweifingerfaultier in German
Eigentliches Zweifingerfaultier in German
Gaan soo in language.
Gan silau in language.
Gan silau in language.
Gran bestia in Spanish
Gran bestia in Spanish
Leniuchowiec dwupalczasty in Polish
Leniwiec dwupalczasty in Polish
Lesser Ante Eater | Two Toed Ant-eater in English
Leóncillo cabuyo in Spanish
Leóncillo cabuyo in Spanish
Linnaeus s Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus s Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus' two-toed sloth in language.
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus's two toed sloth in English
Linnaeus-Zweifinger-Faultier in German
Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth in English
Linne's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linne's two-toed sloth in language.
Linné's Two-fingered Sloth in English
Linné's Two-toed Sloth in English
Linnés tvåtåiga sengångare in Swedish
Linné’s Two-toed Sloth in English
Linné’s Two-toed Sloth in English
Marteja in Spanish
Marteja in Spanish
Nonókueño in language.
Nó in language.
Osito Melero in Spanish
Osito Melero in Spanish
Osito trueno in Spanish
Osito trueno in Spanish
Oso Hormiguero Enano| Marta | Martica | Angelito (generalizado) in Spanish
Papa in language.
Paresseux a deux doigts in French
Paresseux a deux doigts in French

Bibliographic References

  1. ALLEN JA. 1913a. New mammals from Colombia and Ecuador. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32:469-484. ref_scmas0168
  2. Gardner, Alfred L., ed., 2007: null. Mammals of South America, Vol. 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. xx + 669.
  3. Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología. (2017). Lista de referencia de especies de mamíferos de Colombia. Versión 1.2. Conjunto de datos/Lista de especies. Disponible en http://doi.org/10.15472/kl1whs
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  5. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
  6. Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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