Brown-throated sloth
The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America.
| Brown-throated sloth | |
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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 | |
| Subspecies | |
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| Brown-throated sloth range | |
It is the most common of the four species of three-toed sloth, and is found in the forests of South and Central America.
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