Balloon vine vs Maned sloth

Cardiospermum halicacabum compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Balloon vine is Not Evaluated while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon vine	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cardiospermum	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cardiospermum halicacabum	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Balloon vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon vine	Maned sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon vine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Maned sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balloon vine

The Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum) is a species in the genus Cardiospermum. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.