Brown-throated sloth
Bradypus variegatus
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Bradypus variegatus
- Class
- Mammal
- Order
- Pilosa
- Family
- Bradypodidae
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- Day and night
- Continent
- South America, North America
- Habitat
- Rainforest
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- It climbs down from its tree only about once a week, to go to the toilet on the ground.
- Extra neck bones let it turn its head far further than most mammals.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q148752 · All animals · All entries