Central American Silky Anteater vs King Pin

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	King Pin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	King Pin
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.

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, 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.