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An Exploratory Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Between <i>Choloepus didactylus</i> and <i>Homo sapiens</i>. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Background/Objectives: Sloths, a group of xenarthran mammals currently comprising six recognized distinct species, have been the focus of much physiological animal research due to their extremely slow metabolisms, deliberate movements, and their status as a species relatively unchanged for over 26 million years. However, despite all the effort aimed at
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Acute Fatal Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Captive Adult Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus) in Amazon Biome [PDF]
AnimalsThis study aims to report the dietary and daily management, clinical signs, complementary exams, and pathological findings related to an acute and fatal case of gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) in a captive Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus ...
Hanna Gabriela da Silva Oliveira +7 more
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Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2021 The Choloepus Hoffmani is a mammal belonging to the Xenarthra superorder; xenarthrans are distributed from North to South America. It is common for these animals to require medical attention at wildlife rescue centers after being attacked by domestic ...
Maripaz Chinchilla-Barboza +7 more
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, 1982 Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:35. TYPE LOCALITY: Surinam. DISTRIBUTION: Guianas; Delta of Rio Orinoco and south of Rio Orinoco (Venezuela); south to Maranhao on east, and west along both banks of Rio Amazonas (Brazil) to Amazon Basin of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
James H. Honacki +2 more
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Anatomy of the Respiratory System and Heart of the Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) of Costa Rica
Revista Ciencias Veterinarias, 2021 The two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) faces various diseases related to the respiratory and circulatory system. Thus, prior knowledge of anatomy becomes relevant since it contributes to the study and interpretation of medical images and surgical ...
Daira Jimena Vigil-Esquivel +6 more
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AnimalsThe venous anatomy of the two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) remains poorly understood, particularly in living specimens due to the limitations of traditional cadaveric studies.
Paul Martre +3 more
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Release and follow-up of a rehabilitated two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) in a tropical dry forest in Ecuador [PDF]
Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2022 We present the first records of the post-release follow-up and monitoring of a rehabilitated two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) as well as freezing behavior and an inferred antagonistic interaction for this species.
Ricardo Villalba-Briones +2 more
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, 1993 Published as part of Alfred L. Gardner, 1993, Order Xenarthra, pp. 63-68 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 64, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Alfred L. Gardner
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, 1993 Choloepus Illiger, 1811. Prodr. Syst. Mamm. Avium., p. 108. TYPE SPECIES: Bradypus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1827). SYNONYMS: Unaues Rafinesque, 1815; Unaus Gray, 1821. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Wetzel (1985a).
Alfred L. Gardner
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Choloepus hoffmanni Peters 1858
, 2018 Published as part of Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Megalonychidae, pp. 104-117 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 116-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Mittermeier, Russell A., Wilson, Don E.
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