Central American Silky Anteater vs Fat-tailed Jird

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cyclopes	Pachyuromys
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Fat-tailed Jird
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.

Fat-tailed Jird

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.