- The
sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also
known as the
Indian bear, is a
myrmecophagous bear
species native to the
Indian subcontinent. It
feeds on fruits...
- two-toed
sloths,
sometimes also
called two-fingered
sloths. The two
species of
Choloepus (which
means "lame foot"), Linnaeus's two-toed
sloth (Choloepus...
- The
maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is a three-toed
sloth that is
native to
South America. It is one of four
species of three-toed
sloths belonging to...
- (Gr****, "great-claw") is an
extinct genus of
ground sloths of the
family Megalonychidae,
native to
North America. It
evolved during the
Pliocene Epoch...
- (μέγα) 'great' + theríon (θηρίον) 'beast') is an
extinct genus of
ground sloths endemic to
South America that
lived from the
Early Pliocene through the...
- The Sri
Lankan sloth bear (Melursus
ursinus inornatus) is a
subspecies of the
sloth bear
which is
found mainly in
lowland dry
forests in the
island of...
- 1810
natural history work Arcana.: 37
Perry called it the "New
Holland Sloth", and his
dislike for the koala,
evident in his
description of the animal...
-
xenarthran placental mammals,
native to the Americas. It
includes anteaters and
sloths (which
include the
extinct ground sloths). The name
comes from the...
- a
major clade of
placental mammals native to the Americas.
There are 31
living species: the anteaters, tree
sloths, and armadillos.
Extinct xenarthrans...
- The
Sloth bear of
Mysore was an
unusually aggressive Indian sloth bear
responsible for the
deaths of at
least 12
people and the
mauling of two
dozen others...
