Brown-throated sloth
Species of New World mammals related to anteaters and armadillos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America.[4]
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Brown-throated sloth[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Bradypodidae |
Genus: | Bradypus |
Species: | B. variegatus |
Binomial name | |
Bradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825 | |
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Brown-throated sloth range |
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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]