Choloepus hoffmanni - #52
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Side view. Formerly in Megalonychidae.
Geographic Distribution
Central America (Nicaragua) into South America east to W Venezuela and south to Brazil (Mato Grosso) and E Bolivia.
Order/Family
Choloepodidae
Genus
Choloepus
Specific Epithet
hoffmanni
Image Location
USA, DC, Washington, National Zoological Park
Photographer
JF Eisenberg