The Slow Animal

The Slow Animal. The slowest mammal is the three-toed sloth who averages a distance of only 015 miles per hour. The three-toed sloth is usually found in America and they tend to spend their entire life in one place for all the right reasons.

The three-toed sloth is usually found in America and they tend to spend their entire life in one place for all the right reasons. Besides its heavy weight its sluggish movement is attributed to its heavy shells and thick legs. Most of the time the lorises are seen moving.

Are slow lorises really slow.

It is a land snail species and the most commonly known terrestrial mollusc. Youd probably also win a race against his slightly speedier cousin. For the most part the loris is a lollygagger. Native to Central America the three-toed sloth Bradypodidae bradypus is the slowest mammal in the world moving at the hair raising speed of up to 24 meters per minute on the ground.