Central American Silky Anteater vs Panama Slender Opossum

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Marmosops invictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Marmosops
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Marmosops invictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Panama Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Panama Slender Opossum
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.

Panama Slender Opossum

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.