Central American Silky Anteater vs Redclaw

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Parastacidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Cherax
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador