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Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

Classification

Order
Pilosa

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 44Brazil · 20