Central American Silky Anteater vs Faya

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Central American Silky Anteater is Least Concern while Faya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Faya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Morella
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Faya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Faya
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.

Faya

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.