Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus 1758 (edentate)
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Synonym: Bradypus cuculliger Wagler 1831
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Bradypus according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Hayssen 2009, Linnaeus 1758 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Bradypus pygmaeus, Bradypus torquatus, Bradypus variegatus
Ecology: arboreal folivore
Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
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