Monkey Apple vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Annona glabra compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Monkey Apple is Least Concern while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Monkey Apple	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Annonaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Annona	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Annona glabra	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Monkey Apple	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.