BRADYPODIDAE, Gray, 1821

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Bradypodidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 118-132 : 118

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6621602
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6621604
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scientific name	BRADYPODIDAE
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Family BRADYPODIDAE View in CoL

(THREE-TOED SLOTHS)

• Medium-sized arboreal folivores with long limbs, three long Class on forelimbs and hindlimbs, short vestigial tails, and foregutfermenting digestive systems.

• 55-85 cm. View Figure

• Neotropical Region. View Figure

• Low-elevation tropical forests.

• 1 genus, 4 species, 4 taxa.

• | species Critically Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.