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Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus's two toed sloth)
Taxonomy
Bradypus didactylus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Choloepus didactylus by Thomas (1911), Adam (1999), White and MacPhee (2001) and Nyakatura and Fischer (2010).
It was recombined as Choloepus didactylus by Thomas (1911), Adam (1999), White and MacPhee (2001) and Nyakatura and Fischer (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1758 | Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus p. 35 |
1795 | Bradypus curi Link |
1795 | Bradypus unau Link |
1871 | Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger p. 399 |
1871 | Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger p. 403 |
1871 | Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray p. 432 |
1911 | Choloepus didactylus Thomas p. 132 |
1913 | Choloepus florenciae Allen p. 469 |
1922 | Choloepus napensis Lönnberg p. 18 |
1999 | Choloepus didactylus Adam p. 1 |
2001 | Choloepus didactylus White and MacPhee |
2010 | Choloepus didactylus Nyakatura and Fischer p. 1 |
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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.
Choloepus didactylus Linnaeus 1758 [Linnaeus's two toed sloth]
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Invalid names: Choloepus braziliensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus curi Link 1795 [synonym], Choloepus didactylus columbianus Gray 1871 [synonym], Choloepus florenciae Allen 1913 [synonym], Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger 1871 [synonym], Choloepus napensis Lönnberg 1922 [synonym], Choloepus unau Link 1795 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available