Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Alternative combination: Bradypus didactylus

Synonyms: Bradypus curi Link 1795, Bradypus unau Link 1795, Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger 1871, Choloepus curi Link 1795, Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray 1871, Choloepus florenciae Allen 1913, Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger 1871, Choloepus napensis Lönnberg 1922, Choloepus unau Link 1795

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 Choloepus according to P. J. Adam 1999

See also Allen 1913, Linnaeus 1758, Nyakatura and Fischer 2010, Thomas 1911 and White and MacPhee 2001

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

Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)

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