African Bean vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Faurea saligna compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Proteaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Faurea	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Faurea saligna	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.