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Original source: Two-toed sloth Costa Rica.jpg
Author: derivative work: Stevenj (talk)
Permission: GNU Free Documentation License
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
Order : Xenarthra
Family : Megalonychidae
Subfamily : Choloepinae
Species : Choloepus hoffmanni
The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is listed as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and VenezuelaHoffmann's two-toed sloth habitats
Forest, Subtropical / Tropical Moist Lowland and Subtropical / Tropical Moist MontaneSome facts about the
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
Adult weight : 6.25 kg (13.75 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 35 years
Female maturity :730 days
Male maturity : 1095 days
Gestation : 350 days
Weaning : 21 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 456 days
Weight at birth : 0.402 kg (0.8844 lbs)
Basal metabolic rate : 4 W
Body mass : 4.005 kg (8.811 lbs)
Temperature : 34.85 °C (94.73 °F)
Facts about the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
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