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Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth
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Sloths, anteaters & armadillos

Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth

Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPale-throated Three-toed Sloth
DutchDrievingerige Luiaard
SpanishPerezoso de tres dedos
Chinese三趾树懒
Sranan Tongosonloiri
Scientific nameBradypus tridactylus Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderPilosa
FamilyBradypodidae
GenusBradypus

In Suriname

403Records in Suriname
94iNaturalist observations
1812First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne136
  • Paramaribo44
  • Brokopondo39
  • Sipaliwini31
  • Saramacca22
  • Wanica17
  • Para12
  • Nickerie10
  • Coronie3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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