Order

Sloths and Anteaters

Pilosa

11 species in our catalog · found in 68 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Bradypus variegatus

80–90% · Very likely

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Cyclopes didactylus

Choloepus hoffmanni

Tamandua mexicana

Choloepus didactylus

Tamandua tetradactyla

Bradypus tridactylus

Cyclopes ida

Cyclopes thomasi

Cyclopes dorsalis

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

30–40

Apr

30–40

May

30–40

Jun

30–40

Jul

30–40

Aug

30–40

Sep

20–30

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sloths and Anteaters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	90–100%
	Brown-throated Sloth			80–90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			60–70%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
2	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4	80–90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			70–80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			40–50%
	Northern Tamandua			5–10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	80–90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			60–70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			50–60%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	80–90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			60–70%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			50–60%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	80–90%
	Brown-throated Sloth			50–60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			50–60%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			5–10%
6	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	80–90%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			60–70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			40–50%
	Northern Tamandua			5–10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	80–90%
	Northern Tamandua			50–60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			20–30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			<5%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	70–80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			30–40%
	Northern Tamandua			30–40%
	Northern Silky Anteater			<5%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	70–80%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			40–50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
	Northern Silky Anteater			5–10%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	70–80%
	Brown-throated Sloth			40–50%
	Northern Tamandua			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
11	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	60–70%
	Giant Anteater			60–70%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	60–70%
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			60–70%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	60–70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			50–60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	60–70%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
15	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	50–60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			50–60%
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
16	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	50–60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			20–30%
	Southern Tamandua			5–10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	50–60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	50–60%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Pale-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
19	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			30–40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	40–50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			20–30%
	Northern Tamandua			<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	40–50%
	Giant Anteater			10–20%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	40–50%
	Northern Tamandua			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
23	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	40–50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Southern Tamandua			5–10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
24	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	40–50%
	Giant Anteater			30–40%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	40–50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			20–30%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
	Southern Tamandua			10–20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
26	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	40–50%
	Brown-throated Sloth			30–40%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
27	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	30–40%
	Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Pale-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
28	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5	30–40%
	Brown-throated Sloth			10–20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			5–10%
30	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			20–30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Northern Tamandua			20–30%
32	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	20–30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			20–30%
	Southern Tamandua			<5%
33	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	20–30%
	Southern Tamandua			5–10%
	Brown-throated Sloth			5–10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			5–10%
	Giant Anteater			<5%
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			10–20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
35	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
36	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	20–30%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
37	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Brown-throated Sloth			20–30%
38	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	20–30%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
39	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
40	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
41	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
42	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			10–20%
43	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	10–20%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
44	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
45	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
46	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
48	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			10–20%
49	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			Insufficient data
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
50	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
51	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Northern Tamandua			5–10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
52	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	Brown-throated Sloth			5–10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
53	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	Giant Anteater			10–20%
54	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Northern Tamandua			5–10%
55	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
56	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	5–10%
	Northern Tamandua			5–10%
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	5–10%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
58	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
59	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
60	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
61	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Southern Tamandua			Insufficient data
62	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	5–10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
63	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Giant Anteater			Insufficient data
64	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
65	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
66	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data
67	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Tamandua			Insufficient data
68	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth			Insufficient data

Sloths and Anteaters

Species in this group

Brown-throated Sloth

Giant Anteater

Northeastern Silky Anteater

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Northern Tamandua

Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth

Southern Tamandua

Pale-throated Sloth

Ida Silky Anteater

Thomas's Silky Anteater

Northern Silky Anteater

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Sloths and Anteaters

Parks Ranked