Central American Silky Anteater vs Oakes' Pondweed

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Potamogeton
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Oakes' Pondweed
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.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, 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.