Central American Silky Anteater vs Red Sumac

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Rhus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Red Sumac
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.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, 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.