Brown-throated sloth

Bradypus variegatus, the brown-throated sloth (Bradypodidae), is a three-toed sloth with a total length of 42–80 cm, a tail of only 2.5–9 cm and a weight of 2.25–6.3 kg. The hooked claws measure 7–8 cm on the forefeet and 5–5.5 cm on the hindfeet, and the grooved hair often harbours green algae. It ranges from Honduras through Central America to Brazil and Paraguay in tropical forest up to about 2,000 m. It feeds mainly on leaves, digested slowly in a multi-chambered stomach, sleeps 15–18 hours, and descends about every eight days to defecate. IUCN rated it Least Concern in 2014.