Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 1811
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 57
Notes:
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linné's two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from South America.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Sloath
Peale's Scientific Name:
Bradypus didactylus
Current Common Name:
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
Current Scientific Name
Choloepus didactylus
