[Choloepus didactylus]
Habitat: Tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Length: 21-29”
Weight: 9-17 lbs
Gestation: 10 months
Number of Young: 1
Conservation Status: Least Concern
– Known as the slowest animals in the world due to their slow metabolism and slow sleepy movements
– Stay hanging in one tree, usually upside down, for very long periods, coming down to the forest floor only once a week to defecate
– Have specialized hair that encourages algae growth; will eat the algae in food shortages and acts as camouflage
– Sleep as much as 15 hours a day and active only at night to eat