📷 (c) Aitor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Onildo João Marini Filho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Least Concern
Brown-Throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderPilosa›FamilyBradypodidae›GenusBradypus
About
Brown-throated sloths spend most of their lives hanging in trees, moving slowly to conserve energy on a leafy diet. Grooved hairs can host algae and insects, helping the animal blend into the canopy. Their low metabolism and specialized digestion make continuous forest cover especially important.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest, cloud forest, and secondary forest canopy
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, buds, shoots, and flowers
📏Size & Weight Body 42–80 cm
•weight 2.3–6.5 kg
⏳Lifespan 20–30 years
🗺Range Central and South America
MammalXenarthran
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Tropical rainforest, cloud forest, and secondary forest canopy
🍃Diet Herbivore — leaves, buds, shoots, and flowers
📏Size & Weight Body 42–80 cm
•weight 2.3–6.5 kg
⏳Lifespan 20–30 years
🗺Range Central and South America
Photo Credits
#1(c) Aitor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
#2(c) Onildo João Marini Filho, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) grinnin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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