Central American Silky Anteater vs Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Peromyscus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Peromyscus nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Ratón de Nuevo Mexico share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Ratón de Nuevo Mexico
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.

Ratón de Nuevo Mexico

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.