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  2. Maned sloth - Wikipedia

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    The Maned three-toed sloth is considered the most endangered of all of the sloth species and they are listed under the Vulnerable (VU) category according to the IUCN Red List. [2] Due to hunting and anthropogenic deforestation consistently occurring, the sloth species was reduced to about 7% of their original habit in the Atlantic Forest.

  3. Three-toed sloth - Wikipedia

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    The three-toed or three-fingered sloths are arboreal neotropical mammals. [2] They are the only members of the genus Bradypus (meaning "slow-footed") and the family Bradypodidae. The five living species of three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned sloth, the pale-throated sloth, the southern maned sloth, and the pygmy three-toed ...

  4. Pygmy three-toed sloth - Wikipedia

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    The pygmy three-toed sloth is unique in that it is found exclusively in the red mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas; the island has a small area of approximately 4.3 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). A 2012 census of pygmy three-toed sloths estimated the total population at 79 – of which 70 occurred on mangroves and 9 in the surroundings.

  5. List of pilosans - Wikipedia

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    No pilosans have population estimates, but the pygmy three-toed sloth is categorized as critically endangered. The ten extant species of Pilosa are divided into two suborders : Folivora , the sloths, and Vermilingua , the anteaters.

  6. List of mammals of North America - Wikipedia

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    4.2 Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths) 4.3 Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths) 4.4 Megatheriidae. ... (S/A) - endangered or threatened due to similarity of appearance

  7. The world's 100 most threatened species - Wikipedia

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    Pygmy three-toed sloth Mammal Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama < 500 illegal logging of mangrove forests for firewood and construction; hunting; Callitriche pulchra: Beautiful water-starwort Plant (freshwater) pool on Gavdos, Greece 200 Mature individuals habitat exploitation by livestock; modification of the pool by locals; Calumma tarzan ...

  8. The Incredible Reason Sloths Grow Algae on Their Fur - AOL

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    The more moths that make the sloth fur their home, the more the algae can grow, and the greener the sloth fur becomes. The sloth has a perfect disguise, and the algae and the moths have a perfect ...

  9. List of mammals of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Hoffmann's two-toed sloth. The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas. Suborder: Folivora. Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths) Genus: Bradypus. Brown-throated three-toed sloth, Bradypus variegatus LC; Family: Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths) Genus: Choloepus