#0279 · 🦊 mammals

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

🇳🇱 Hoffmannluiaard ·Choloepus hoffmanni

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth ( Choloepus hoffmanni ) is a species of sloth from Central and South America.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 8,789iNaturalist observations
weight 400 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
8,789 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 400 g.
Scientifically named by Wilhelm Peters in 1858 (168 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Nederlands: Hoffmannluiaard
scientific name: Choloepus hoffmanni
class: Mammalia
order: Pilosa
family: Choloepodidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 0
sightings worldwide: 8,789
GBIF records in NL: 0
weight: 400 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1858 by Wilhelm Peters

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 47101, Wikidata Q1052814, GBIF 5219520, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.