These nocturnal animals lead a solitary life and sleep for up to 15 hours a day.

Most of their life is spent hanging upside down from tree branches. Their movements are very slow and so is their digestion, sometimes taking up to a month to digest their food. 

Scientific Name: Choleopus didactylus

Conservation Status: Least Concern

Size: Range in length from 25 to 29 in.

Weight: Ranges from 8 to 17 lbs.

Two-toed sloth
Nutrition
These herbivores feed on a variety of plants, including: berries, leaves, twigs and fruit.
Current Range and Historic Range
Their range includes: Venezuela and the Guianas, northern Brazil and west into the upper Amazon Basin of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Habitat
Tropical lowland and mountainous forests.
Behaviors
These nocturnal animals lead a solitary life and sleep for up to 15 hours a day. Most of their life is spent hanging upside down from tree branches. Their movements are very slow and so is their digestion, sometimes taking up to a month to digest their food.