Choloepus hoffmanni Peters 1858 (Hoffmann's two-toed sloth)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Belongs to Choloepus according to P. J. Adam 1999
See also Crile and Quiring 1940, Pujos et al. 2007 and White and MacPhee 2001
Sister taxa: Choloepus agustinus, Choloepus andinus, Choloepus capitalis, Choloepus didactylus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), Peru (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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