Pale-throated Sloth
Bradypus tridactylus
The Guianan three-toed sloth with a bright collar.
- GroupSloth
- StatusLeast Concern
- Top speed0.23 km/h
- Body length56.0 cm
- Sleep15.0 h/day
- Lifespan25.0 yr
- Posts1
Species files
6 dragonflies and 6 sloths, with the numbers that matter: top speed for the ones that hunt in mid-air, hours asleep for the ones that do not.
Fastest 💚 Common Green Darner — 56.0 km/h
Sleepiest 🌸 Pygmy Three-toed Sloth — 16.0 h a day
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Bigger, shaggier, and awake after dark.
- GroupSloth
- StatusLeast Concern
- Top speed0.27 km/h
- Body length68.0 cm
- Sleep14.0 h/day
- Lifespan40.0 yr
- Posts2
Maned Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus torquatus
A black mane over Atlantic Forest shoulders.
- GroupSloth
- StatusVulnerable
- Top speed0.22 km/h
- Body length58.0 cm
- Sleep15.5 h/day
- Lifespan30.0 yr
- Posts1
Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus pygmaeus
A dwarf sloth on a single tiny island.
- GroupSloth
- StatusCritically Endangered
- Top speed0.2 km/h
- Body length50.0 cm
- Sleep16.0 h/day
- Lifespan20.0 yr
- Posts1
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
Bradypus variegatus
The classic smiling face of the neotropical canopy.
- GroupSloth
- StatusLeast Concern
- Top speed0.24 km/h
- Body length60.0 cm
- Sleep15.0 h/day
- Lifespan30.0 yr
- Posts3
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus
The southern two-toed sloth, all elbows and patience.
- GroupSloth
- StatusLeast Concern
- Top speed0.3 km/h
- Body length70.0 cm
- Sleep13.0 h/day
- Lifespan38.0 yr
- Posts1