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Cholopus didactylus
Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See Slow.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak. 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. --Milton. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. --Franklin. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting the family Bradypodid[ae], and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico. Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau (Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C. Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala. Sloth animalcule (Zo["o]l.), a tardigrade. Sloth bear (Zo["o]l.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be taught many tricks. Sloth monkey (Zo["o]l.), a loris.
Cholopus didactylus
Unau U*nau", n. [Brazilian.] (Zo["o]l.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.

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- The specific name didactylus means "two fingered", an allusion to the two detached, lowest pectoral fin rays. Inimicus didactylus adults can attain a...
- detailed taxonomic review in 2017, seven subspecies of C. didactylus were recognized. C. d. didactylus Linnaeus, 1758 - the Guyanas, eastern Venezuela, Trinidad...
- Choloepus didactylus (Xenarthra, Megalonychidae)". Edentata. 7: 7–9. doi:10.1896/1413-4411.7.1.7. ISSN 1413-4411. "Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)"...
- the silky anteater, Cyclopes didactylus (Linn.) and Eimeria choloepi n.sp. from the two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus (Linn.)". Systematic Parasitology...
- The Brazilian gold frog (Brachycephalus didactylus), also known as Izecksohn's toad or flea-frog, is a very small species of frogs in the family Brachycephalidae...
- means "lame foot" in Ancient Gr****), Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) and Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), were formerly believed...
- Geocalpa Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, invalid Sarracenella Luer Aberrantia Luer Didactylus Luer Unguella Luer Arthrosia (Luer) Luer Dondodia Luer Ogygia Luer...
- (eds.). "Halobatrachus didactylus". FishBase. February 2018 version. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Halobatrachus didactylus". FishBase. April 2012...
- N. didactylus was in Puerto Rico, and it succeeded in establishing the parasitoid wasp Larra bicolor from Amazonian Brazil. In 2001, N. didactylus in...
- Suborder: Vermilingua Family: Cyclopedidae Genus: Cyclopes Species: Cyclopes didactylus - silky anteater Family: Myrmecophagidae Genus: Protamandua † Genus: Myrmecophaga...