Central American Silky Anteater vs Painted Woolly Bat

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Central American Silky Anteater is Least Concern while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Painted Woolly Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Kerivoula
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Painted Woolly Bat
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.

Painted Woolly Bat

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.