Lemon grass vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Cymbopogon citratus compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Lemon grass is Not Evaluated while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon grass	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Cymbopogon	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Cymbopogon citratus	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon grass	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.