Central American Silky Anteater vs White-leaved Psephellus

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Psephellus leucophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	White-leaved Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cyclopes	Psephellus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Psephellus leucophyllus

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

White-leaved Psephellus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	White-leaved Psephellus
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.

White-leaved Psephellus

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.