Central American Silky Anteater vs Malayan porcupine

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Hystrix
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.