Central American Silky Anteater vs Montane Water Vole

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Montane Water Vole
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Arvicola
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Montane Water Vole
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.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.