The brown-throated sloth is the most widespread and common of the three-toed sloths. It is found from Honduras in the north, through Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama into Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil and eastern Peru.

The brown-throated sloth is the most common and widespread species of sloth. Found in the rainforests of Central and South America, this distinctive mammal spends most of its life motionless, hanging upside-down in the rainforest canopy.

They are the only members of the genus Bradypus (meaning "slow-footed" in Ancient Greek) and the family Bradypodidae. The five living species of three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned sloth, the pale-throated sloth, the southern maned sloth, and the pygmy three-toed sloth.

Discover the Brown-Throated Sloth, including its habitat, ecological role, and why protecting this species supports healthy forests and resilient communities.

The Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth lives in many Central and South American countries including WLT project areas in Brazil and Ecuador. The species was originally also native in Argentina, but is now extinct in this country, with a last sighting there in 1916.

The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a three-toed sloth and the most widespread of the four Bradypus species, found across a broad arc of Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina.

The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a slow-moving, arboreal mammal found in the forests of Central and South America. It is a member of the Bradypodidae family, which includes three-toed sloths, and is known for its distinctive brownish throat and face markings.

Bradypus variegatus, commonly known as the brown-throated three-toed sloth, is a species of mammal belonging to the family Bradypodidae. This sloth is notable for its distinctive three-toed limbs and a slow-moving lifestyle, which is well adapted to its arboreal habitat.

The Brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is the most common of the four species of three-toed sloth. It is native to rainforest canopies of Central and South America.

Brown-throated three-toed sloths can be found in many new-world tropical forests, though some have also been discovered in semi-deciduous forests and subtropical lowlands and swamps. They live in the canopy for the majority of their lives and are capable swimmers. They seldom travel on the ground.