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Classification
Mammal
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Diet
Herbivore
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Lifespan
20–30 years
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Weight
4–8 kg
Population Trend
➡️Stable
Description
A slow-moving arboreal mammal of Central and South American tropical forests, spending nearly its entire life upside down.
Habitat
🌿 tropical rainforest
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Pilosa
Family
Megalonychidae
Genus
Choloepus
Fun Facts
1
Sloths only descend from trees about once a week to defecate.
2
They move so slowly that algae grows on their fur, providing camouflage.
3
Two-toed sloths have two fingers; three-toed sloths have three — they're not closely related.
4
Their slow metabolism means they digest food extremely slowly, surviving on little energy.
5
Sloths are surprisingly good swimmers, three times faster in water than on land.