Linne's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)

What do I eat?

The two-toed sloth uses its long forearms to pull leaves, tender twigs and fruit towards its mouth to eat.

Where do I live?

The Linné’s two-toed sloth lives most of its life up in the trees of the tropical moist lowland and montane forests of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana; Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

Breeding

The mother sloth gives birth upside down to a single young who will hook its small claws into the fur of its mother’s front to hold on. By five months the infant will regularly feed away from its mother but they will stay in contact with each other for two years.

Predators

When the sloth are down on the forest floor they are vulnerable to ocelots, jaguar and other cats but if threatened the sloth is capable of inflicting severe wounds with their teeth and long, clawed forefeet.

Conservation

The two-toed sloth is found in large numbers in protected areas and is not commonly hunted by people.