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Bradypus tridactylus

Mammalia - Bradypodidae

Taxonomy
Bradypus tridactylus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus p. 34
1831Bradypus cuculliger Wagler
1911Bradypus tridactylus Thomas p. 132
2005Bradypus tridactylus Wilson and Reeder
2009Bradypus tridactylus Hayssen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyBradypodidae()
genusBradypus
speciestridactylus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Bradypus cuculliger Wagler 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available