Central American Silky Anteater vs Vampiro pata peluda

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Vampiro pata peluda
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Diphylla
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Vampiro pata peluda share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Vampiro pata peluda

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Vampiro pata peluda
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.

Vampiro pata peluda

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador