Choloepodidae

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Choloepodidae is a family of extant two-toed sloths within the mammalian superorder Xenarthra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family
belongsToClade Eutheria NERFINISHED
Theria NERFINISHED
bodyCovering fur
class Mammalia
commonName two-toed sloths
containsTaxon Choloepus didactylus NERFINISHED
Choloepus hoffmanni NERFINISHED
diet herbivorous
hasMember Choloepus NERFINISHED
isExtant true
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle arboreal
nativeTo Central America
South America
notableTrait folivorous feeding on leaves
slow metabolism
two functional toes on forelimbs
order Pilosa
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
suborder Folivora
superorder Xenarthra NERFINISHED
taxonRank family
vertebrate true

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Xenarthra hasLivingFamilies Choloepodidae