Choloepus capitalis Allen 1913 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: J. A. Allen. 1913. New mammals from Colombia and Ecuador. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 32(29):469-484

Belongs to Choloepus according to J. A. Allen 1913

Sister taxa: Choloepus agustinus, Choloepus andinus, Choloepus didactylus, Choloepus hoffmanni

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Choloepus capitalis in the database

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