The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a species of sloth in the family Bradypodidae. The species is endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama.

The pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as the monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama. The species was first described by Robert P. Anderson of the University of Kansas and Charles O. Handley Jr., of the Smithsonian Institution in 2001.

Pygmy sloths are a dwarfed version of the brown-throated three-fingered sloths found on mainland Panama, but this species is endemic to the remote Isla Escudo de Veraguas. This tiny island, which only formed 9000 years ago, is located 17.6 km off the coast of mainland Panama and covers just 4.3 km2.

The pygmy three-toed sloth is the smallest of the three-toed sloths, and was only recognised as a distinct species in 2001. It can only be found on the Isla Escudo de Veraguas, which has been separate from mainland Panama for 9,000 years.

The Pygmy three-toed sloth is the smallest of all sloth species. It typically measures between 19 to 21 inches (48.85 to 53 cm) in length and weighs around 5.5 to 7.7 pounds (2.5 to 3.5 kg). Despite its small size, this sloth possesses a distinctive appearance.

Classified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de Veragua, off the Caribbean coast of Panama.

2021年2月25日 · The pygmy three-toed sloth is a rarer genus of sloth. It's local only to the small island of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, off Panama's main coast. The island is about 17km away from the mainland and has been separate for the last 9000 years.

The pygmy sloth is the smallest of all three-toed sloth species. It is only found in Escudo de Veraguas, a tiny island located in the Caribbean of Panama. Little is known about this charismatic sloth that was only described as a new species in 2001.

2025年2月3日 · In the dense mangroves of Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, resides one of the world's most endearing and enigmatic creatures: the Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus).

Bradypus pygmaeus, commonly called monk, dwarf, or pygmy three-toed sloth, is found only on the Isla Escudo de Veraguas of Bocas del Toro, which is located off the coast of Panama. This island is small, only about 5 square kilometers in area.