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Choloepus
Taxonomy
Choloepus was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.
It was assigned to Bradypidae by Gray (1825); and to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995) and Adam (1999).
It was assigned to Bradypidae by Gray (1825); and to Megalonychidae by Gaudin (1995) and Adam (1999).
Species
Sister genera
Acratocnus, Ahytherium (syn. Iporangabradyx, Iporangabradyx collecti), Amphihapalops, Amphiocnus, Australonyx, Diheterocnus, Eugeronops, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocnus, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Megalonyx (syn. Morotherium), Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nothropus, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Pliometanastes, Pliomorphus, Proplatyarthrus, Protomegalonyx, Torcellia
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