Central American Silky Anteater vs Red Fold Truffle

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Hydnotrya
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.