pale-throated three-toed sloth

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A pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) hangs from a tree branch, surrounded by green leaves in a tropical rainforest.

pale-throated three-toed sloth

mammal

Also known as: Bradypus tridactylus, pale-throated sloth

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Three-toed sloths
…Honduras to northern Argentina; the pale-throated three-toed sloth (B. tridactylus) is found in northern South America; the maned sloth (B. torquatus) is restricted to the small Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil; and the pygmy three-toed sloth (B. pygmaeus) inhabits the Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small Caribbean island off the…
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…Honduras to northern Argentina; the pale-throated three-toed sloth (B. tridactylus) is found in northern South America; the maned sloth (B. torquatus) is restricted to the small Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil; and the pygmy three-toed sloth (B. pygmaeus) inhabits the Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small Caribbean island off the…
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