Choloepus hoffmanni hoffmanni

(Peters, 1858)

Vernacular names

English : Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth
French : Paresseux de Hoffmann

Classification

Class : Mammalia
Order : Pilosa
Family : Megalonychidae
Notes : 4 other subspecies known.

Identification

Adults reach a length of 72 cm for a weight up to 9 kg. Very strong hook-like claws. Long and shaggy fur, usually brown to gray in color, sometimes greenish because of algae, lighter coloration around the face. Face itself is brownish.

Range and habitat

This subspecies occurs in Central America, from Nicaragua to north-west Colombia. Species also found in Venezuela, and from Colombia to Peru and Bolivia. Lives in lowland and montane tropical humid and deciduous forests, up to 3300 m.

Conservation

IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix III
Status : This species has a very large range and seems to remain fairly common to very common throughout. It occurs in many protected areas.
Ex-Situ Programs : SSP in America, ESB in Europe