Animal Name: Three Toed Sloth

Scientific Name: Bradypus tridactylus

Description: The sloth has a round head, a flat face, and inconspicuous ears. The sloth has three toes on each limb. Their fur is long and shaggy.

Length: 40-75 cm

Weight: 2.3-5.5 kg

Where it lives: The sloth lives in Central and South America.

What it lives in: The sloth lives in evergreen and dry forests found throughout primary and secondary forests and in low canopy habitats.

Does it live in a group or pack? No, sloths are solitary animals.

Reproduction: Sloths only reproduce one baby a year. Sloths are mammals, which means they give live birth.

Diet: Their diet consists almost entirely of leaves.

Why is it Endangered? Humans are destroying the sloth's forest habitat.

Fun Fact: Sloths can swim!