Central American Silky Anteater vs Cortez round stingray

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Urobatis maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Cortez round stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Urobatis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Urobatis maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Cortez round stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Cortez round stingray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Cortez round stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Silky Anteater

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cortez round stingray

Central American Silky Anteater

The Central American Silky Anteater (Cyclopes dorsalis) is a species in the genus Cyclopes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.