Sloth bears inhabit areas up to 2 kilometers above sea level and are found in several biomes, including temperate mixed forests with warm summers and many oak, birch, and maple trees; tropical dry forests characterized by heat and a dry season with deciduous trees; tropical savannas with uneven rainfall and abundant grass and trees; and tropical moist forests that are consistently hot and humid with large trees and vines. The species occupies terrestrial landscapes and forested areas, experiencing climates such as hot steppes with very hot, dry summers and abundant grass, extremely arid conditions with rare rainfall, summers with almost no rain but more precipitation in winter, winters with little precipitation and more rain in summer, and hot conditions with almost no rainfall during the summer months but rain in winter.