Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus 1758)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Pilosa, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 100-103 : 101

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scientific name	Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus 1758)
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[Bradypus] didactylus Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 35 View Cited Treatment .

Type Locality: "Zeylona;" corrected to Surinam by Thomas (1911 a). Not British Guiana as stated by Tate (1939) .

Vernacular Names: Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth.

Synonyms: Choloepus brasiliensis Fitzinger 1871 ; Choloepus columbianus Gray 1871 ; Choloepus curi (Link 1795) ; Choloepus florenciae J. A. Allen 1913 ; Choloepus guianensis Fitzinger 1871 ; Choloepus kouri (Daudin 1802) ; Choloepus napensis Lönnberg 1922 ; Choloepus unau (Link 1795) ; Choloepus didaetylus Thomas 1893 .

Distribution: Guianas and Venezuela (delta and south of Río Orinoco) south into Brazil (Maranhão west along Rio Amazonas /Solimões) and west into upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador and Perú.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient.

Discussion: Reviewed by Wetzel and Avila-Pires (1980). Treated here as monotypic; needs revision.