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Choloepus hoffmanni ( Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth).Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth).The word Choloepus translates to ‘lame foot’ There are a further two sub-species in this genus. The Choloepus is a member of the Choloepodidae family. The two-toed sloth, or to give it its genus name, Choloepus is the first of the genus of sloths we will look at in more detail. This is without me even going into detail about the extinct sloths! What Is A Two-Toed Sloth? Believe me it took me several hours to get my head around it all. The above is a fairly complex explanation. The extant genera are split into a further 6 species or families, which I’ll go into some more detail about below. There are several other genera of sloths that are extinct. These two genera of sloths are those known to still be extant today. These are Bradypus (three-toed sloths) and Choloepus (two-toed sloths). So the families of sloths are broken down into a further two genera of sloths.
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In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. According to Wikipedia a genus isĪ taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. Underneath these families, comes the next classification, which is genera (the plural of genus). These are Bradypodidae and Choloepodidae, Anteaters are split into two families, and sloths are also split into two extant families. These suborders are then split into further families. These are anteaters (Vermilingua) and sloths (Folivora). Within the order of Pilosa there are two distinct suborders. So anteaters are the most closely related animals to sloths! So the hierarchies so far are: Within this order there are anteaters and sloths. There are other extinct Xenarthrans that belong to this superorder such as glyptodonts, ground sloths and aquatic sloths! Underneath this super order of Xenarthra comes the order Pilosa. Within this superorder of Xenarthra, the extant (opposite to extinct) animals are sloths, anteaters and armadillos. This is a collection of mammals that are native to The Americas. Sloths belong to the ‘superorder’ called Xenarthra. The superorder sits above an order of animals, whereas a suborder sits below this. In the classification of all living things, underneath mammals comes the ‘superorder’. To understand the different types of sloths we first need to understand their place in the hierarchy of animals. Pygmy Three-Toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) Brown-Throated Sloth (Bradypus Variegatus) Pale-Throated Sloth (Bradypus Tridactylus) Hoffmann’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus Hoffmanni) Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus Didactylus)
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