Central American Silky Anteater vs Hazel Bracket

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Skeletocutis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Hazel Bracket
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.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.