Central American Silky Anteater vs Wire With

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Desmodium
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Wire With
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Silky Anteater

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia