Choloepus didactylus - #2013
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
Lateral view of mounted skeleton hanging from horizontal branch. Formerly in Megalonychidae.
Geographic 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.
Order/Family
Choloepodidae
Genus
Choloepus
Specific Epithet
didactylus
Image Location
USA, OK, Oklahoma City, Museum of Osteology
Photographer
Josh Villemarette