Pale-throated sloth: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pale-throated sloth lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Bradypus tridactylus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Pilosa
Family	Megalonychidae

Where does the pale-throated sloth live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pale-throated sloth in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Mazagão.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pale-throated sloth endangered?

The pale-throated sloth’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pale-throated sloth?

The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) is a mammal in the order Pilosa and the family Megalonychidae, genus Bradypus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pale-throated sloth

The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (), is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America.

It is similar in appearance to, and often confused with, the brown-throated sloth, which has a much wider distribution. Genetic evidence has been interpreted to suggest the two species diverged only around 400,000 years ago, although the most recent evidence indicates the split was closer to 6 million years.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pale-throated sloth (revision 1381132725), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q142715 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).