Megalonychidae (Two-toed Ground Sloths)

Family

Two-toed Ground Sloths

Megalonychidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
LC

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Choloepus hoffmanni

60–70% · Likely
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
LC

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Choloepus didactylus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Two-toed Ground Sloths

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
2 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
3 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
60–70%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
50–60%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
50–60%
6 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
40–50%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
9 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
10 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
30–40%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
20–30%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
20–30%
15 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
17 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
18 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
10–20%
19 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
20 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
21 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
22 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
23 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
25 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
26 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
27 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
28 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
30 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
31 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
32 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
33 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
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