Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)

Species in this group

LC

Bradypus variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Three-toed Sloths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 10 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
2	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~70%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~60%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~50%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
12	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
14	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
16	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
17	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
18	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 1	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
20	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
21	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
22	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
23	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
25	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
26	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~80%
2	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
3	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
4	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~40%
5	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
6	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~30%
7	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
8	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
9	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
10	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~20%
11	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%
12	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
2	Vogelpark Marlow	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
3	Bosque Rodrigues Alves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
4	Alaska Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
6	El Nispero Zoo	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
7	Dallas World Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	The Green Planet	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
9	Amazon Rescue Center	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
10	International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	In captivity

Challenges

Part of the challengeTwo-toed and Three-toed SlothsCentral AmericaTwo-toed slothThree-toed sloth

Part of the challengeWild Neighbours of South American CitiesSouth AmericaCapybaraMarmosetSloth

Three-toed Sloths

Species in this group

Brown-throated Sloth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Three-toed Sloths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Challenges