Least ConcernSouthern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
One of the 5 sloths on WAnimals
Mammals · Pilosa · Bradypodidae
Bradypus tridactylus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The pale-throated three-toed sloth is a three-toed sloth of northern South America, with a pale throat and face and a darker dorsal patch in the males. It eats almost exclusively the leaves of a small number of tree species, and its digestion is so slow that a single meal can take weeks to pass through the gut. It moves very little and very slowly, which reduces both its energy expenditure and its detectability to harpy eagles.
Weight
3 kg – 6.5 kg
Size
50 cm – 75 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Irregular activity
Active at irregular times, by day or night depending on circumstances.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradypus_tridactylus
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