Central American Silky Anteater vs Northern tamandua

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Tamandua
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Northern tamandua share a common ancestor at the Order level: Pilosa. (Sloths & Anteaters)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Northern tamandua
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.

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador