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Pale-throated sloth

Mammals

The pale-throated sloth, sometimes called the ai, is a species of three-toed sloth that lives in tropical rainforests in northern South America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Bradypus tridactylus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bradypodidae, Taxa
Source Pale-throated sloth (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Pale-throated sloth (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Guyana

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Suriname

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Venezuela

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Animal Diversity Web: Bradypus tridactylus
Animal Diversity WebHabitat
Quote, Habitat
The three-toed sloth lives high in the canopy of tropical rainforests
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3. Pale-throated sloth (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q142715 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Bradypodidae, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q185167 (Bradypodidae)
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Mammalia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 34
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mammifères","language":"FR"},{"name":"Mammals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Mamíferos","language":"ES"},{"name":"哺乳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Pale-throated sloth (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Wikipedia intro: "dypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (), is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America. It is simila..."
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bradypus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2317
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 2317
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Mammalia","order":"Pilosa","family":"Bradypodidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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