Sloth
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Bigger, shaggier, and awake after dark.
Least ConcernIUCN status
0.27km/h top speed
68.0cm body length
14.0hours asleep daily
40.0years lifespan
Speed against a 60 km/h scale — the ceiling for the fastest dragonflies.
Nocturnal and slightly less specialised than its three-toed cousins: it will take fruit, flowers and the occasional insect alongside leaves.
Habitat. Rainforest canopy in Central America and north-western South America
Posts featuring Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
🦥 Sloth Life
Why a Sloth Swims Three Times Faster Than It Walks
On the ground a sloth is a rumour of movement. In water it is genuinely competent.
🍃 The Slow Lane
The Sloth's Secret Is Not Laziness, It Is Arithmetic
A sloth is not a failed fast animal. It is a very successful solution to a hard budgeting problem: leaves are terrible food.