Central American Silky Anteater vs Crying Tree

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Euphorbia cupularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Crying Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Euphorbia
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Euphorbia cupularis

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Crying Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Crying Tree
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.

Crying Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.