Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,814
- Most observed in
- 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It is a solitary, largely nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests. The common name commemorates the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann, who discovered the Hoffmann sloth.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hoffmann's two-toed sloth”.