Central American Silky Anteater vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Monodelphis scalops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Pilosa (Zahnarme)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Monodelphis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Monodelphis scalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Long-nosed short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
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.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.