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title: "Southern Maned Sloth"
description: "Bradypus crinitus — Mamíferos. The southern maned sloth (Bradypus crinitus) is a species of three-toed sloth."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-maned-sloth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Maned Sloth

> Bradypus crinitus — Mamíferos. The southern maned sloth (Bradypus crinitus) is a species of three-toed sloth.

- Scientific name: *Bradypus crinitus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 165
- Wikidata: [Q40326048](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40326048)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1431311](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1431311)

## Names

- en: Southern Maned Sloth
- es: Perezoso de tres dedos de crin del sur

## Countries with the most observations

BR (163)

## Summary

The southern maned sloth (Bradypus crinitus) is a species of three-toed sloth.

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

## Photo

![Southern Maned Sloth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-maned-sloth/medium.jpg)

Photo: ZOOVANCHO180 · CC0 · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foto_del_Perezoso_de_collar_sure%C3%B1o(Bradypus_crinitus).png

## Machine access

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