Hapalops (SciiFii)

The Brazilian dwarf ground sloth (Hapalops terrestris) is a species of ground sloth that originally lived from the Early to Late Miocene of Brazil (Solimões Formation), Bolivia (Honda Group), Colombia (Honda Group), and Argentina (Santa Cruz Formation) in South America, as an extinct species of Hapalops and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern rainforests, swamps, forests, and open woodlands across South America to help boost biodiversity. The Brazilian dwarf ground sloth has a long, robust body with a short head and long limbs with large, curved claws. It is a small ground sloth, measuring about 3.3 feet (1 metre) in length on average, hence its name. On the ground, it walks on the knuckles of its forelimbs, like a gorilla. Like other ground sloths, the Brazilian dwarf ground sloth feeds primarily on vegetation in intertropical wooded savannahs and other similar habitats. Unlike most ground sloths, however, it is known to engage in some climbing behaviors, similarly to black bears. The conservation status of the Brazilian dwarf ground sloth is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the Brazilian dwarf ground sloth's wide range.
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