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title: "Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth"
description: "Bradypus variegatus — Mammals. The brown-throated sloth is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brown-throated-three-toed-sloth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

> Bradypus variegatus — Mammals. The brown-throated sloth is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America.

- Scientific name: *Bradypus variegatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 14710
- Wikidata: [Q148752](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148752)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47067](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47067)

## Names

- en: Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
- de: Braunkehl-Faultier
- es: Perezoso de tres dedos
- fr: Paresseux à gorge brune
- nl: Kapucijnluiaard
- pt: Preguiça-comum
- pl: Leniwiec pstry

## Countries with the most observations

CR (6570), PA (2345), BR (1861), CO (857), PE (856), EC (456), BO (435), VE (157), NI (74), HN (10)

## Summary

The brown-throated sloth is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-throated_sloth

## Photo

![Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-throated-three-toed-sloth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sam Allon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330148344

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brown-throated-three-toed-sloth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).