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Two-toed Sloth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-toed_sloth
The two extant species of two-toed sloths are Linnaeus's (Choloepus didactylus) and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni). They are the only members of the genus Choloepus and are the only living members of the family Megalonychidae. |
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Family: Megalonychidae - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/xenarthra/megalonychidae.html
General information and anatomy of the two toed sloth. |
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Two-toed Sloth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalonychidae
Information from Wikipedia on the classification of the family Megalonychidae which contains just two species, Choloepus didactylus and Choloepus hoffmanni. |
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2-Toed Sloths - http://xenarthra.org/sloth/choloepus/
Provides information on these sloths in the genus Choloepus, which live in trees in the northern half of South America. |
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Not Living up to their Name - http://www.orn.mpg.de/aktuelles/presse/faultier_en.pdf
Max Planck scientists find evidence that sloths in the wild sleep a lot less than previously thought. |