Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus tridactylus
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Pilosa
- Family
- Bradypodidae
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.
Le Paresseux à trois doigts (Bradypus tridactylus), aussi appelé Paresseux à gorge claire, Mouton paresseux ou Aï est un paresseux tridactyle qui habite la forêt pluviale tropicale. Ce paresseux vit dans les hauteurs de la canopée. Description Sa queue et ses oreilles externes sont très peu développés, et sa tête est légèrement arrondie avec un nez émoussé.
El caimansote, calípedes, pereza, perezoso, perico ligero, o preguiza (Bradypus tridactylus) es una especie de perezoso natural de las cuencas del río Amazonas y del Orinoco; es notable por su metabolismo extremadamente lento. No se conocen subespecies. Características Es un animal de pelaje parduzco, grisáceo y áspero con manchas blancas en el rostro y oscuras a través de las orejas y el pelaje.
Distribution
More from the same family
Brown-throated Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
BradypodidaeNorthern Maned Sloth
Bradypus torquatus
BradypodidaePygmy Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus pygmaeus
BradypodidaeLinné's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus
MegalonychidaeCommon Silky Anteater
Cyclopes didactylus
CyclopedidaeGiant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
MyrmecophagidaeSouthern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
MyrmecophagidaeHoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Megalonychidae