Slowest Animal In The World. It is a land snail species and the most commonly known terrestrial mollusc. As it turned out, the slowest animal in the world and slower than a snail is recognized as a sloth not only in the pace of its movement but also in the way of life, which is underlined by its name.
Sloths are so slow that their name itself means sluggishness or laziness. The top speed of a sloth is 0.003 miles per hour. The slowest of all seahorses is the dwarf seahorse (hippocampus zosterae), whose maximum speed of 1.5 m (5 ft) per hour makes it the slowest fish in the world.
Some animals have the power to run faster than supercars, at the same time some species are super slow in motion.
The top speed of a sloth is 0.003 miles per hour. One of the slowest animal in the world is the garden snail. It is native to south and central america. Different animal species are living in this world and everyone has different characteristics and some kind of specialty that makes them unique.