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

Where the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Choloepus didactylus
Group	Sloths, anteaters & armadillos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	364 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Pilosa
Family	Megalonychidae

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

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth in 5 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nicaragua, Paragominas.

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 Linnaeus's two-toed sloth?

Wikidata records the following for the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth: mass 364 g (birth weight).

Is the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth endangered?

The Linnaeus'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 Linnaeus's two-toed sloth?

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

About the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (revision 1379551155), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q752691 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).