Central American Silky Anteater vs Swamp Laurel Oak

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Quercus laurifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Swamp Laurel Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Cyclopes	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Quercus laurifolia

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Laurel Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Swamp Laurel Oak
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.

Swamp Laurel Oak

Habitat

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

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.