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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.
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Hoffmann's two-toed sloth[1] | |
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At La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | Choloepodidae |
Genus: | Choloepus |
Species: | C. hoffmanni |
Binomial name | |
Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858 | |
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth range |
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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.