Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus didactylus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 322
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River. There is now evidence suggesting the species' range expands into Bolivia. It's the largest extant sloth species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Linnaeus's two-toed sloth”.