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About Sloth

Sloth

Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America. Sloths are considered to be most closely related to anteaters, together making up the xenarthran order Pilosa.

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Quick facts

Scientific name
Bradypus variegatus
Diet
Herbivore (folivore)
Habitat
Rainforest canopy
A group is called
Solitary

Conservation status

LC Least Concern
Least concern Extinct

Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF

Classification

  1. Kingdom Animalia
  2. Phylum Chordata
  3. Class Mammalia
  4. Order Pilosa
  5. Family Bradypodidae
  6. Genus Bradypus
  7. Species Bradypus variegatus

Source: GBIF

Specs

Lifespan 20–30 yrs
Weight 4–8 kg
Size 45–70 cm
Top speed 0.24 km/h

Typical adult range

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