Bradypus

Bradypus variegatus

Bradypus — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megatherioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Atlantogenata Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Folivora Superfamilia: Megatherioidea

Familia: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species (5): B. crinitus – B. pygmaeus – B. torquatus – B. tridactylus – B. variegatus

Name

Bradypus Linnaeus, 1758: 34 [conserved name]

Type species: Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Miller & Rehn (1901: 8).
Gender: masculine.
Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 91 (1926: 1) and Direction 24 (1955: 221).

Synonyms

Ignavus Blumenbach, 1779
Acheus F. Cuvier, 1825
Achaeus Erman, 1835
Arctopithecus Gray, 1850
Scaeopus Peters, 1864
Hemibradypus Anthony, 1906
Eubradypus Lönnberg, 1942

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Miller, Jr., G.S. & Rehn, J.A.G. 1901. Systematic results of the study of North American land mammals to the close of the year 1900. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 30(1): 1–352. BHL Reference page.
International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature. 1926. Opinion 91. Thirty-five generic names of Mammals placed on the Official List of Generic Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4): 1–2. BHL Reference page.
International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Direction 24. Completion of the entries relating to the names of certain genera in the class Mammalia made on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C: 219–246. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Miranda, F.R., Garbino, G.S.T., Machado, F.A., Perini, F.A., Santos, F.R. & Casali, D.M. 2023. Taxonomic revision of maned sloths, subgenus Bradypus (Scaeopus), Pilosa, Bradypodidae, with revalidation of Bradypus crinitus Gray, 1850. Journal of Mammalogy 104(1): 86–103. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac059 Reference page.

Vernacular names

български: Трипръсти ленивци
brezhoneg: Bradypodidae
català: Peresós tridàctil
Deutsch: Dreifinger-Faultiere
English: Three-toed sloth
Esperanto: Bradipo
español: Perezoso de tres dedos
suomi: Kolmivarvaslaiskiaiset
français: Aï, bradype
italiano: Bradipo
日本語: ミユビナマケモノ属
Nederlands: Drievingerige luiaards
polski: Leniwcowate
português do Brasil: Preguiças-de-coleira
русский: Трёхпалые ленивцы
svenska: Tretåiga sengångare
Türkçe: Üç parmaklı tembel hayvanlar
中文: 树懒属

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