Central American Silky Anteater vs lesser mouse-deer

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Tragulus kanchil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	lesser mouse-deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Tragulus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Tragulus kanchil

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and lesser mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

lesser mouse-deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	lesser mouse-deer
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.

lesser mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.