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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth

English

Linnaeus's two-toed sloth

Noun

Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (plural Linnaeus's two-toed sloths)

  1. A species of two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus, endemic to South America.
    • 2007, George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Joseph F. Merritt, Carey Krajewski, Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, 3rd Edition, page 305,
      Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (C. didactylus) is found east of the Andes Mountains in northern South America.

Synonyms

  • (Choloepus didactylus): southern two-toed sloth, unau