Is a UNAU a sloth?

Is a UNAU a sloth?

History and Etymology for unau Note: The use of the word unau as a generic name for the two-toed sloth (and ai as a name for the three-toed sloth) is owed to Georges-Louis Leclerc de buffon, who so denominated them in Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, tome treizième (Paris, 1765), p. 34 ff.

Where do UNAU sloths live?

Southern two-toed sloths live in tropical forests in South America, east of the Andes, mostly in Colombia, Ecuador and the Amazon basin in Brazil. They spend most of their time in the trees, rarely descending to the ground. They live very high in the forest canopy, at altitudes of up to 2,100 m.

What does the Linnaeus two-toed sloth eat?

Linnaeus's sloths are primarily herbivores. Their diet mainly consists of berries, leaves, small twigs, fruits and other vegetation, complemented with small prey such as insects.

Where do Linnaeus two-toed sloths live?

The Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth lives from sea level up to around 2,400m, in tropical and subtropical forests. Its range reaches from Venezuela and Colombia into eastern Ecuador, as far south as Peru and across to the Atlantic coasts of northern Brazil.