Pale-throated sloth

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

Pale-throated sloth
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Bradypodidae
Genus: Bradypus
Species:
B. tridactylus
Binomial name
Bradypus tridactylus
Pale-throated sloth range

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.

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