Central American Silky Anteater vs Devil's backbone

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

Central American Silky Anteater is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Kalanchoe
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Devil's backbone
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's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.