Pale-throated sloth
Species of mammals related to anteaters and armadillos / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (/ˈɑːi/),[4] is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America.
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Pale-throated sloth[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Bradypodidae |
Genus: | Bradypus |
Species: | B. tridactylus |
Binomial name | |
Bradypus tridactylus | |
Pale-throated sloth range |
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It is similar in appearance to, and often confused with, the brown-throated sloth, which has a much wider distribution. Genetic evidence has been interpreted to suggest the two species diverged only around 400,000 years ago, although the most recent evidence indicates the split was closer to 6 million years.[5][6]