Hoffmann's two-toed sloth: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Choloepus hoffmanni
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	397 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Pilosa
Family	Megalonychidae

Where does the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Buritis.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Hoffmann's two-toed sloth?

Wikidata records the following for the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth: mass 397 g (birth weight).

Is the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth endangered?

The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth?

The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) is a mammal in the order Pilosa and the family Megalonychidae, genus Choloepus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (revision 1356939796), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1052814 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).