Ear tree vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

Ear tree is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	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	Enterolobium	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).