Linné's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Pilosa
- Family
- Megalonychidae
Le Paresseux à deux doigts (Choloepus didactylus) est appelé aussi unau, ou parsou mouton en Guyane. Ce paresseux est l'une des deux espèces du genre Choloepus, de la famille des Mégalonychidés. C'est un animal arboricole.
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River. There is now evidence suggesting the species' range expands into Bolivia. It's the largest extant sloth species.
El perezoso de dos dedos de Linneo (Choloepus didactylus) es una especie de mamífero placentario propia de Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Brasil, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam y Guayana Francesa. Morfología Choloepus didactylus es más grande que el perezoso tridáctilo. Posee el pelo más largo, ojos más grandes, y sus patas traseras y delanteras son menos desproporcionadas en tamaño.
Distribution
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Megalonyx bucklandi
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Giant Anteater
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Southern Tamandua
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Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
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