Alpine Milk-Vetch vs Maned sloth

Astragalus alpinus compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Milk-Vetch is Least Concern while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Fabaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Astragalus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Milk-Vetch

LC — Least Concern

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Maned sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Milk-Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Maned sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Milk-Vetch

The Alpine Milk-Vetch (Astragalus alpinus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).