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How much does a Pale-throated sloth weight?

It is hard to guess what a Pale-throated sloth weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) on average weights 4.33 kg (9.54 lbs).

The Pale-throated sloth is from the family Bradypodidae (genus: Bradypus). It is usually born with about 179 grams (0.39 lbs). When reaching adult age, they grow up to 54.8 cm (1′ 10″). Usually, Pale-throated sloths have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Pale-throated sloth is 4.33 kg (9.54 lbs)

The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests in northern South America.It is similar in appearance to, and often confused with, the brown-throated sloth, which has a much wider distribution. Genetic evidence has been interpreted to suggest the two species diverged only around 400,000 years ago, although the most recent evidence indicates the split was closer to 6 million years.

Animals of the same family as a Pale-throated sloth

We found other animals of the Bradypodidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Pale-throated sloth

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Bradypus tridactylus:

Animals with the same size as a Pale-throated sloth

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Pale-throated sloth:

Animals with the same litter size as a Pale-throated sloth

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Pale-throated sloth: