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Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
10.5425, -83.5029
Field Notes
Description:
A ball of shaggy hair up a tree! Aha it's a 2-toed sloth...
Choloepus is a genus of mammals of Central and South America, within the family Megalonychidae consisting of two-toed sloths.
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) is a species of sloths from Central and South America. It is a solitary, nocturnal, and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests. The common name commemorates the German naturalist Karl Hoffmann.
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is a heavily built animal with shaggy fur and slow, deliberate movements. The fore feet have only two toes, each ending with long, curved claws, although three clawed toes are on each of the hind feet.
Habitat:
Seen in the grounds of Mawamba Lodge, Tortuguero
Found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests.
Notes:
I think this is a Choloepus hoffmanni as Wiki doesn't mention the other one - Choloepus didactylus - being in Central America.
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