Central American Silky Anteater vs forest-oak

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Allocasuarina torulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	forest-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Allocasuarina
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Allocasuarina torulosa

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

forest-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	forest-oak
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.

forest-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.