Sloth information
Diet, habitat, lifespan, size and speed for the Sloth, from the Animalsss field guide — with market prices, listings and guides as they arrive.
About Sloth
Sloths are a Neotropical group of xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rainforests of South America and Central America. Sloths are considered to be most closely related to anteaters, together making up the xenarthran order Pilosa.
Sloth facts & figures
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Bradypus variegatus
- Diet
- Herbivore (folivore)
- Habitat
- Rainforest canopy
- A group is called
- Solitary
Conservation status
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Mammalia
- Order Pilosa
- Family Bradypodidae
- Genus Bradypus
- Species Bradypus variegatus
Source: GBIF
Specs
Typical adult range
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What is the scientific name of the Sloth?
Bradypus variegatus. In the GBIF backbone taxonomy it sits in Class Mammalia, Order Pilosa, Family Bradypodidae.
Is the Sloth endangered?
The IUCN Red List category recorded for Bradypus variegatus is Least Concern (LC), read from the Red List category GBIF publishes for that taxon.
How long does a Sloth live?
20 to 30 years, from the field-guide figures shown on this page.
What does a Sloth eat?
Herbivore (folivore). Its usual habitat is rainforest canopy.
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