Central American Silky Anteater vs paradise-nut

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Lecythis zabucajo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Lecythis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Lecythis zabucajo

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	paradise-nut
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.

paradise-nut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.