Central American Silky Anteater vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Eleocharis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.