Central American Silky Anteater vs Cupped Ear

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Otidea
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.