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Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

Photo by lbikoss
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Description:

monkey found in Costa Rican Rain forest

Species ID Suggestions

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

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Comments (2)
Carolina
I suggested you a two toed sloth, because it definitely looks like one, and there is only two species of them, one from South America (Linnaeus) and the one I suggest you (Hoffmann) :)
Carolina
I think it is a sloth, not a monkey!

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