Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Description
English: A two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) at La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica.
Date 12 October 2011
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/6360289637
Author Geoff Gallice http://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Choloepus_hoffmanni_(Puerto_Viejo,_CR).jpg
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) 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. Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is, however, much easier to confuse with the related Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, which it closely resembles. Order: Pilosa, Family: Megalonychidae, Genus: Choloepus, Species: Choloepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858.