Central American Silky Anteater vs Yellow Buckeye

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Aesculus flava

Key Differences

• Central American Silky Anteater is Least Concern while Yellow Buckeye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Yellow Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cyclopes	Aesculus
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Aesculus flava

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Buckeye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Yellow Buckeye
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.

Yellow Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.