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The Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as a monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a new species of three-toed sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, which separated from the mainland nearly 8900 years ago. Only described as a separate species in 2001, they are thought to have originated from isolation of individuals of the mainland population of brown-throated three-toed sloths. The population became a distinct species through insular dwarfism on the island.

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  • Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
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  • The Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as a monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a new species of three-toed sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, which separated from the mainland nearly 8900 years ago. Only described as a separate species in 2001, they are thought to have originated from isolation of individuals of the mainland population of brown-throated three-toed sloths. The population became a distinct species through insular dwarfism on the island.
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  • Critically Endangered
Name
  • Pygmy Three-toed Sloth
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  • Bradypus pygmaeus
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  • Monk Sloth and Dwarf Sloth
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Location
  • Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama.
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  • The Pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus), also known as a monk sloth or dwarf sloth, is a new species of three-toed sloth endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas, a small island off the coast of Panama, which separated from the mainland nearly 8900 years ago. Only described as a separate species in 2001, they are thought to have originated from isolation of individuals of the mainland population of brown-throated three-toed sloths. The population became a distinct species through insular dwarfism on the island. Studies suggest an inverse, linear relationship between mean body sizes and age of the island for island populations of sloths in this region.
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