Central American Silky Anteater vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
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	Cistugidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Cistugo
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
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.

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

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.