Family

Two-toed Ground Sloths

Megalonychidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
FamilyMegalonychidae (Two-toed Ground Sloths)

Species in this group

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Choloepus hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Choloepus didactylus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

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

Two-toed Ground Sloths

Species in this group

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Two-toed Ground Sloths

Parks Ranked