Central American Silky Anteater vs Musaraña-orejillas mínima

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Musaraña-orejillas mínima
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Cryptotis
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Musaraña-orejillas mínima share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Musaraña-orejillas mínima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Musaraña-orejillas mínima
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.

Musaraña-orejillas mínima

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.