AnAge entry for Bradypus torquatus

Classification (HAGRID: 02289)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Pilosa
                Family: Bradypodidae
                    Genus: Bradypus
Species: Bradypus torquatus
Common name: Maned three-toed sloth

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: In the wild, these animals are estimated to live up to 12 years [0542]. Their longevity in captivity could be much longer, though.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

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
[0542] Bernhard Grzimek (1990), Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals