The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a species of sloth in the family Bradypodidae. The species...

of three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned sloth, the pale-throated sloth, the southern maned sloth, and the pygmy three-toed sloth. In...

(three-toed sloths) and Choloepus (two-toed sloths). Despite this traditional naming, all sloths have three toes on each rear limb – although two-toed...

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...

The maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is a three-toed sloth that is native to South America. It is one of four species of three-toed sloths belonging to...

The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America. It is the...

The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It...

The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (/ˈɑːi/), is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests...

musculature. Two-toed sloths also differ from three-toed sloths in their climbing behavior, preferring to descend head first. Two-toed sloths have a gestation...

pygmy three-toed sloth is categorized as critically endangered. The ten extant species of Pilosa are divided into two suborders: Folivora, the sloths...

1821 (three-toed sloths) Family †Megalonychidae Gervais 1855 (megalonychid ground sloths) Family †Megatheriidae Gray 1821 (megatheriid ground sloths) Family...

cyclotis was already recognized, but only as a subspecies. The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) was named in 2001, after its discovery in the...

including a set of terracotta citizens near the Terracotta Army. The pygmy three-toed sloth was also first described in 2001. The year had the fewest successful...

Suborder Folivora: sloths Family Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus...

translates to "two-toed circle-foot", referencing the two claws present on the forefeet. Additionally, the name alludes to the toes' ability to nearly...

third of its length, but is otherwise hairless. The hind feet have five toes, while the fore feet have only four. Males and females are similar in size...

Cyclopes didactylus (Linn.) and Eimeria choloepi n.sp. from the two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus (Linn.)". Systematic Parasitology. 4 (3): 269–278...

horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hilli) Species African forest elephant Pygmy three-toed sloth De Winton's golden mole Sunda pangolin Chinese pangolin Attenborough's...

to the island: a subspecies of Thomas's fruit-eating bat and the pygmy three-toed sloth. These and the worm salamander Oedipina maritima are considered...

Bradypus (Three-toed sloths) Pygmy three-toed sloth (B. pygmaeus) Maned sloth (B. torquatus) Pale-throated sloth (B. tridactylus) Brown-throated sloth (B. variegatus)...

species must meet any of the following criteria (A–E) ("3G/10Y" signifies three generations or ten years—whichever is longer—over a maximum of 100 years;...

Bradypus (Three-toed sloths) Pygmy three-toed sloth (B. pygmaeus) Maned sloth (B. torquatus) Pale-throated sloth (B. tridactylus) Brown-throated sloth (B. variegatus)...

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits...

largest of the four living species of anteaters, which are classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. The only extant member of the genus Myrmecophaga, the...

belong to the Xenarthra, formerly known as Edentata, which also includes sloths and armadillos. Edentates (meaning without teeth) diverged from insectivores...

identification of the role of a specific gene in animal ageing. April 19 – Pygmy three-toed sloth first described. Craig Venter and Mark Adams complete the genetic...

; et al. (2018-08-03). "Evolutionary history and adaptation of a human pygmy population of Flores Island, Indonesia". Science. 361 (6401): 511–516. Bibcode:2018Sci...

two-toed sloths are much more closely related to some extinct ground sloths than to three-toed sloths. Suborder: Folivora Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed...

sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii (E) Pygmy three-toed sloth, Bradypus pygmaeus CR Brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus LC Hoffmann's two-toed sloth,...

et al. (2003). "Phylogenetic analysis of 16S mitochondrial DNA data in sloths and anteaters". Genetics and Molecular Biology. 26 (1): 5–11. doi:10...