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title: "Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth"
description: "Choloepus hoffmanni — Mammiferi. The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/hoffmann-s-two-toed-sloth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

> Choloepus hoffmanni — Mammiferi. The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America.

- Scientific name: *Choloepus hoffmanni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 8613
- Wikidata: [Q1052814](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1052814)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47101](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47101)

## Names

- en: Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
- de: Hoffmann-Zweifingerfaultier
- es: Perezoso de dos dedos
- fr: Unau d'Hoffmann
- nl: Hoffmannluiaard
- pt: Preguiça-de-hoffmann
- pl: Leniwiec krótkoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

CR (5396), PA (1439), CO (352), EC (158), PE (105), NI (84), BR (66), BO (19), HN (8), VE (4)

## Summary

The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, also known as the northern two-toed sloth, 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, who discovered the Hoffmann sloth.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoffmann's_two-toed_sloth

## Photo

![Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hoffmann-s-two-toed-sloth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Patrick Godoi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33600446

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hoffmann-s-two-toed-sloth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).