Answer : A Sloth is taller than a Platypus
The average height of a Sloth is 76 cm, (2 ft, 5.9 in ) and for a Platypus the average height is 16 cm, (6.3 in )
Name | Name:Sloth | Name:Platypus |
Height | Height:76 cm, (2 ft, 5.9 in ) | Height:16 cm, (6.3 in ) |
| * Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth - ranges from 61 to 91cm | * Duck Billed Platypus - less than 20cm |
Weight | Weight:6 kg, (13 lbs) | Weight:2 kg, (4 lbs) |
Top Speed | Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph) | Top Speed:35 kph, (22 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years) | Lifespan in Wild (years):17 | Lifespan in Wild (years):6 |
Description | Description:Hoffman’s two-toed sloth lives in tropical forest trees of Nicaragua, Peru, Central Brazil, and northern South America. They spend their lives hanging upside down: eating, sleeping, mating, and even giving birth in an upside down position. Walking is not in their nature, so they only crawl when on ground. | Description:The duck billed platypus lives in Tasmania and eastern Australia. It is among the rare sort of mammals that lay eggs. It has otter-like feet, a duck-like bill, and a beaver-like tail. They locate prey by electric fields. Males have poisonous spikes that are very painful to humans. |
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Name:Sloth |
Height:76 cm, (2 ft, 5.9 in ) |
* Hoffman's Two Toed Sloth - ranges from 61 to 91cm |
Weight:6 kg, (13 lbs) |
Top Speed:24 kph, (15 mph) |
Lifespan in Wild (years):17 |
Description:Hoffman’s two-toed sloth lives in tropical forest trees of Nicaragua, Peru, Central Brazil, and northern South America. They spend their lives hanging upside down: eating, sleeping, mating, and even giving birth in an upside down position. Walking is not in their nature, so they only crawl when on ground. |
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