AnAge entry for Bradypus tridactylus

Classification (HAGRID: 02655)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pilosa
                Family: Bradypodidae
                    Genus: Bradypus
Species: Bradypus tridactylus
Common name: Pale-throated three-toed sloth
Synonyms: Acheus ai, Bradypus cuculliger, Bradypus cummunis, Bradypus gularis, Arctopithecus blainvillii, Arctopithecus flaccidus, Arctopithecus flaccidus dysonii, Arctopithecus flaccidus smithii

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: There are no detailed studies of longevity in this species but it has been estimated they live up to 40 years in the wild [0542]. These animals are difficult to breed in captivity [0434], and hence their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0470] Taube et al. (2001), Reproductive biology and postnatal development in sloths, Bradypus and Choloepus: review with original data from the field (French Guiana) and from captivity
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals