Bicho-Preguiça vs Year Bean

Bradypus torquatus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Bicho-Preguiça is Vulnerable while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bicho-Preguiça	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)	Fabaceae
Genus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)	Phaseolus
Species	Bradypus torquatus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Bicho-Preguiça

VU — Vulnerable

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bicho-Preguiça	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bicho-Preguiça

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.