Light Bossé vs Maned sloth

Leplaea cedrata compared with Bradypus torquatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Bossé	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	Meliaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Leplaea	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Leplaea cedrata	Bradypus torquatus

Conservation Status

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Maned sloth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Bossé	Maned sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.