Choloepus Illiger 1811

Choloepus Illiger 1811, Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium: 108.

Type Species: Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Cholopus Agassiz 1847 .

Species and subspecies: 2 species with 5 subspecies:

Species Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus 1758)

Species Choloepus hoffmanni Peters 1858

Subspecies Choloepus hoffmanni subsp. hoffmanni Peters 1858

Subspecies Choloepus hoffmanni subsp. capitalis J. A. Allen 1913

Subspecies Choloepus hoffmanni subsp. florenciae J. A. Allen 1913

Subspecies Choloepus hoffmanni subsp. juruanus Lönnberg 1942

Subspecies Choloepus hoffmanni subsp. pallescens Lönnberg 1928

Discussion: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985 a). The original spelling of Unaues Rafinesque was Unaüs, which required a substitution of ue for ü. The spellings Cholaepus, Chaelopus, and Choelopus of various authors are all incorrect subsequent spellings of Choloepus Illiger. Cholopus Agassiz, 1847, is an invalid emendation of Choloepus Illiger.