Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
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Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
57 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north of the Amazon River. There is now evidence suggesting the species' range expands into Bolivia. It's the largest extant sloth species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Brown-throated Sloth
LC Endemic

Brown-throated Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bradypus variegatus

30–40% · Possible
Southern Tamandua
LC

Southern Tamandua

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Tamandua tetradactyla

5–10% · With luck
Giant Anteater
VU

Giant Anteater

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
4 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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