Goa-bean vs Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus compared with Choloepus hoffmanni

Key Differences

• Goa-bean is Data Deficient while Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goa-bean	Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Fabaceae	Megalonychidae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Choloepus
Species	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus	Choloepus hoffmanni

Conservation Status

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Goa-bean	Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia