Central American Silky Anteater vs Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Blarina hylophaga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Blarina
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Blarina hylophaga

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew
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.

Elliot's Short-tailed Shrew

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.