This sloth lives in forests from Central America to South America and spends much of its time in trees.
Its long, gray fur may look green when algae grow on it. A dark stripe across its lighter brown face gives it a masked look.
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloths eat leaves in trees. In Costa Rica’s Urban Sloth Project, a mother named Martita crossed a road with her infant.
VHF monitoring documented the crossing and helped secure a canopy bridge with the electricity provider. It offers a route above hazards such as vehicles and dogs.
Monkeys used the bridge, and Martita later used its section connecting two familiar trees. Cameras and continued monitoring document how animals use the connections.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.
Habitat loss and fragmentation, wildlife trade and road mortality are threats. Costa Rican conservation work links trees with canopy bridges and monitors their use.