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Bradypodidae

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Noun1.Bradypodidae - a family of edentates comprising the true slothsfamily Bradypodidaemammal family - a family of mammalssuborder Xenarthra, Xenarthra - armadillos; American anteaters; slothstree sloth, sloth - any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruitsBradypus, genus Bradypus - type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths
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Bradypodidae

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Bradypodidae

[‚brād·i′pä·də‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of mammals in the order Edentata comprising the true sloths.

Bradypodidae

 

(sloths), a family of mammals of the order Edentata. Body length, 50–64 cm; weight, 4–7 kg. The front legs are longer than the hind legs; the toes (there are two-toed and three-toed sloths) have powerful sickle-shaped claws; the neck is very mobile, allowing the head to turn as much as 270°. Bradypodidae have 18 teeth. Unlike other mammals, they have six to nine cervical vertebrae and 14–24 pairs of ribs. The long hair is grayish brown and often has a greenish tinge caused by the algae that grow in it. The senses of sight and smell are well developed in sloths, but their sense of hearing is not as acute. Body temperature is changeable, varying from 24° to 35°C.

There are two genera, Bradypus and Choloepus, with seven species distributed in South and Central America. They inhabit tropical forests, living in treetops. Nocturnal mammals, sloths sleep during the day, curled up in the vertical crotches of trees. They move extremely slowly and are not mobile. They usually hang horizontally from branches with their backs to the ground; they come down only when it is necessary and will crawl across open spaces as far as 30–40 m. Sloths may spend their entire lives in the top of one tree. They live alone or in pairs (rarely); the single young is born once a year. Sloths eat leaves, young shoots, and fruit.

REFERENCE

Zhizn’ zhivotnykh, vol. 6. Moscow, 1971.

O. L. ROSSOLIMO

Bradypodidae

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  • noun

Synonyms for Bradypodidae

noun a family of edentates comprising the true sloths

Synonyms

  • family Bradypodidae

Related Words

  • mammal family
  • suborder Xenarthra
  • Xenarthra
  • tree sloth
  • sloth
  • Bradypus
  • genus Bradypus
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