What is Bradypus pygmaeus?
[[File:Bradypus pygmaeus.jpg|thumb|The pygmy three toed sloth]] '''Bradypus pygmaeus''' is a species of three toed [[sloth]]. It lives on the island of [[Isla Escudo de Veraguas|Escudo de Veraguas]]. It is listed as critically endangered on [[International Union for the Conservation of Nature|IUCN]]'s Red List,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61925/0|title=Bradypus pygmaeus (Pygmy Three-toed Sloth)|website=www.iucnredlist.org|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref> due to its location range being less than 5 square kilometers and because of deforestation of the [[Mangrove|mangroves]] in which they live. The pygmy three toed sloth is not prey to any natural predator, as it lives on an isolated island where there aren't many other animals. == Diet == Pygmy three toed sloths eat the leaves from various trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arkive.org/pygmy-three-toed-sloth/bradypus-pygmaeus/|title=Pygmy three-toed sloth videos, photos and facts - Bradypus pygmaeus|website=Arkive|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-05-24|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120804/http://www.arkive.org/pygmy-three-toed-sloth/bradypus-pygmaeus/|url-status=deviated|archivedate=2016-03-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120804/http://www.arkive.org/pygmy-three-toed-sloth/bradypus-pygmaeus/}}</ref> == Appearance == The [[fur]] of the pygmy three toed sloth is covered with algae. The algae is [[camouflage]]. They have long arms and curved claws that help them hold onto the trees. They have a slow [[metabolic rate]] that allows them to digest one leaf in up to a month.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.livescience.com/27612-sloths.html|title=Sloth Facts: Habits, Habitat & Diet|newspaper=Live Science|access-date=2017-05-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Xenarthrans]] [[Category:Mammals of North America]]