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Where does Linnaeus's two-toed sloth live?
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Juvenile three-toed sloth (Bradypus) climbing a tree branch.
Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) is found in northern South America. Its range extends east of the Andes and reaches south to the central Amazon basin. Like other sloths, this species is a tree-dwelling mammal that lives primarily in the forest canopy.12