Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 9, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822
Notes:
There are four species of three-toed sloths, arboreal neotropical mammals (also known as "three-fingered" sloths) that are the only members of the genus Bradypus and the family Bradypodida. The type species is Bradypus tridactylus.
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Sloth
Current Common Name:
Three-toed sloth
Current Scientific Name
Bradypus tridactylus
