Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus 1758

Bradypus tridactylus Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 34.

Type Locality: "Americæ meridionalis arboribus;" restricted to Surinam by Thomas (1911 a) .

Vernacular Names: Pale-throated Sloth.

Synonyms: Bradypus ai (Lesson 1827); Bradypus blainvillii (Gray 1850); Bradypus cuculliger Wagler 1831; Bradypus cummunis Lesson 1841; Bradypus dysonii (Gray 1869); Bradypus flaccidus (Gray 1850); Bradypus guianensis Blainville 1840; Bradypus gularis Rüppell 1842; Bradypus smithii (Gray 1869); Bradypus flaccions Sanderson 1949 .

Distribution: Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela south of the Orinoco, and N Brazil (south to the Amazonas /Solimões).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).