Lagos-rubber vs Maned sloth

Funtumia africana compared with Bradypus torquatus

Key Differences

• Lagos-rubber is Least Concern while Maned sloth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lagos-rubber	Maned sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Funtumia	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Funtumia africana	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lagos-rubber	Maned sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Maned sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.