Central American Silky Anteater vs western silver wattle

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Acacia polybotrya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	western silver wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Acacia
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Acacia polybotrya

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

western silver wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	western silver wattle
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Central American Silky Anteater

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

western silver wattle

Habitat

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

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.