One of the 5 sloths on WAnimals
Mammals · Pilosa · Bradypodidae
Bradypus variegatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It moves at barely 0.24 km/h, the slowest of any land mammal.
Weight
2.3 kg – 6.3 kg
Size
42 cm – 80 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
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Sources consulted: Animal Diversity Web (species) · Wikipedia (Brown-throated sloth) · Animal Diversity Web (genus Bradypus) · Fact file Geography.org · Active Wild · Animal Fact Guide · Animal Corner
Best time: All year round in neotropical forest; it is easiest to find in cecropias and other open-crowned trees, where its outline stands out against the sky.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 56.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Brown-throated Sloth — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about brown-throated sloth.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
