Bradypus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Folivora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Folivora

Familia: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species (5): B. crinitus – B. pygmaeus – B. torquatus – B. tridactylus – B. variegatus

Name

Bradypus Linnaeus, 1758: 34

Type species: Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation.
Gender: masculine.

Synonyms

Ignavus Blumenbach, 1779
Acheus F. Cuvier, 1825
Achaeus Erman, 1835
Arctopithecus Gray, 1850
Scaeopus Peters, 1864
Hemibradypus Anthony, 1906
Eubradypus Lönnberg, 1942

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Miranda, F.R., Garbino, G.S.T., Machado, F.A., Perini, F.A., Santos, F.R. & Casali, D.M. 2023. Taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), Pilosa, Bradypodidae, with revalidation of Bradypus crinitus Gray, 1850. Journal of Mammalogy 104(1): 86–103. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac059 Reference page.

Vernacular names

български: Трипръсти ленивци
brezhoneg: Bradypodidae
català: Peresós tridàctil
Deutsch: Dreifinger-Faultiere
English: Three-toed sloth
Esperanto: Bradipo
español: Perezoso de tres dedos
suomi: Kolmivarvaslaiskiaiset
français: Aï, bradype
italiano: Bradipo
日本語: ミユビナマケモノ属
Nederlands: Drievingerige luiaards
polski: Leniwcowate
português do Brasil: Preguiças-de-coleira
русский: Трёхпалые ленивцы
svenska: Tretåiga sengångare
Türkçe: Üç parmaklı tembel hayvanlar
中文: 树懒属

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