Central American Silky Anteater vs Devil Maple

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Acer diabolicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Acer
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Devil Maple
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.

Devil Maple

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.