Central American Silky Anteater vs Small Plume

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Small Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Cyclopes	Oxyptilus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Small Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Small Plume
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.

Small Plume

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (6 countries), and Europe (33 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.