Brown-throated sloth

Brown-throated sloth[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species:
B. variegatus
Binomial name
Bradypus variegatus
Schinz, 1825
Subspecies

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Brown-throated sloth range

The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America.[4]

It is the most common of the four species of three-toed sloth, and is found in the forests of South and Central America.[5]

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  2. ^ Moraes-Barros, N.; Chiarello, A.; Plese, T. (2014). "Bradypus variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T3038A47437046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T3038A47437046.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ Gardner, A. L. (2007). "Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825". In Gardner, A. L. (ed.). Mammals of South America. Vol. 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
  5. ^ Emmons, Louise H.; Feer, François (February 1997). Neotropical rainforest mammals. A field guide (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-226-20721-6. OCLC 44179508.