Two-toed sloth Marlies

Two-toed sloth
Choloepus didactylus / Two-toed sloth

Zweifinger-Faultier

Habitat: tropical rainforest
Continent: South America
Food: Leaves, buds and insects
Gestation/breeding period: 11 months
Mode of life: Solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Pilosa

Key facts

~ 80 cm
size

~ 11 kg
weight

~ 40 years
age

How endangered are Two-toed sloths?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

The sloth has a very energy-saving lifestyle and a low body temperature of 30 to 34 degrees Celsius.