---
title: "Preguiça-de-coleira"
description: "Bradypus torquatus — Mamíferos. The northern maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is a species of three-toed sloth that is native to South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/maned-three-toed-sloth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Preguiça-de-coleira

> Bradypus torquatus — Mamíferos. The northern maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is a species of three-toed sloth that is native to South America.

- Scientific name: *Bradypus torquatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 83
- Wikidata: [Q301051](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301051)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47066](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47066)

## Names

- en: Maned Three-toed Sloth
- de: Kragenfaultier
- es: Perezoso de collar
- fr: Paresseux à crinière
- nl: Kraagluiaard
- pt: Preguiça-de-coleira
- pl: Leniwiec grzywiasty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (76)

## Summary

The northern maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) is a species of three-toed sloth that is native to South America. It is one of four species of three-toed sloths belonging to the suborder Xenarthra and are placental mammals. They are endemic to the Atlantic coastal rainforest of southeastern and northeastern Brazil, located in the states of Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. Each of the individuals within the species are genetically distinct with different genetic makeup. The maned sloth is listed under Endangered (EN) according to the IUCN Red List and have a decreasing population trend.

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

## Photo

![Preguiça-de-coleira](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/maned-three-toed-sloth/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205714423

## Machine access

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