black-bean vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Erythrophleum chlorostachys compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• black-bean is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bean	Pygmy three-toed 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	Erythrophleum	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Erythrophleum chlorostachys	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

black-bean

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bean	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-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.

black-bean

The Black-bean (Erythrophleum chlorostachys) is a species in the genus Erythrophleum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.