

It is native to parts of South America, and can be found in: Like most of the other sloths we will talk about, the Linnaeus’s sloth spends almost all of its time hanging in trees and sleeping. As you will see further on in this article, this is not the only animal that he was the first person to write about. It was first discovered or at least written about by the Swedish Botanist Carl Linnaeus. Its scientific name is Choloepus didactylus. The Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth is also sometimes called the southern two-toed sloth. Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth Davepape, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons This will help us when answering the question do sloths have predators. Now we know a little bit about the organisation of sloths and their names, we need to take a look at some more information about them, such as where they live and what they like to eat. Bradypus pygmaeus (Pygmy three-toed sloth).Bradypus variegatus (Brown-throated sloth).Bradypus tridactylus (Pale-throated sloth).The three-toed sloth, known scientifically as the Bradypus, from the family Bradypodidae, is split into a further 4 species of sloths. Choloepus hoffmanni (Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth).Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth).The two-toed sloth, or to give its scientific name, the Choloepus, is a member of the Choloepodidae family. There are many differences between these two types of sloths. These genera of sloths are the two-toed sloth and the three-toed sloth. It turns out there are actually 6 species of sloths, split between two larger groups called genera (the plural of genus). Until I started researching sloths further for this site, I thought there was just one type and that was it. To answer this question fully we are going to need to look at each of the different types of sloths. What Other Threats Are There To Sloths?.Will Sloths Attack If they Are Threatened?.How Do Sloths Protect Themselves From Predators?.Anacondas Are Sloth Predators In The Water.Spectacled Owls Prey On Sloths In Trees.Crested Eagles Are Sloth Predators From The Sky Too.Harpy Eagles Are Sloth Predators From The Sky.Margays Are Capable Of Climbing Trees To Prey On Sloths.
