Central American Silky Anteater vs Devilshead

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Devilshead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Echinocactus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Devilshead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Devilshead
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.

Devilshead

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.