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Sloths have many predators, including the jaguars, cougars, ocelots, [21] harpy eagles, [22] margays, and anacondas. [4] There have also been increased rates of attack on Hoffmann sloths by domestic dogs, particularly in arboreal areas that are in the process of development and urbanization. [23]
The two species of Choloepus (which means "lame foot" in Ancient Greek [5]), Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), were formerly believed on the basis of morphological studies to be the only surviving members of the sloth family Megalonychidae, [6] but have now been shown by ...
Family †Megalonychidae: megalonychid ground sloths; Family †Megatheriidae: megatheriid ground sloths; Family †Nothrotheriidae: nothrotheriid ground sloths and aquatic sloths; Family Choloepodidae: two-toed sloths Hoffman's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni; Linnaeus's two-toed sloth or southern two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
Sloths can be 60 to 80 cm (24 to 31 in) long and, depending on the species, weigh from 3.6 to 7.7 kg (7.9 to 17.0 lb). Two-toed sloths are slightly larger than three-toed sloths. [22] Sloths have long limbs and rounded heads with tiny ears. Three-toed sloths also have stubby tails about 5 to 6 cm (2.0 to 2.4 in) long.
Paramylodon is an extinct genus of sloth from the extinct family Mylodontidae.Mylodontidae is grouped together with modern two-toed sloths of the family Choloepodidae and the extinct Scelidotheriidae, in the superfamily Mylodontoidea, with the former family being their closest living relatives.
The southern maned sloths have flatter skulls, rounder jaws, and wider cheekbones than the northern maned sloths. [1] The species has a head that looks like a coconut.
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae. Thirty species of squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots occur in California. Subfamily Sciurinae (tree squirrels and flying squirrels) Humboldt's flying squirrel, Glaucomys oregonensis. San Bernardino flying squirrel, G. o. californicus (CDFW special concern; endemic)
The three-toed or three-fingered sloths are arboreal neotropical mammals. [2] They are the only members of the genus Bradypus (meaning "slow-footed") and the family Bradypodidae. The five living species of three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned sloth, the pale-throated sloth, the southern maned sloth, and the pygmy three-toed ...