Central American Silky Anteater vs Elegant Water Shrew

Cyclopes dorsalis compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Central American Silky Anteater	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Pilosa (Dişsiz memeliler)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyclopedidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cyclopes	Nectogale
Species	Cyclopes dorsalis	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Central American Silky Anteater and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Central American Silky Anteater

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Central American Silky Anteater	Elegant Water 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.

Elegant Water 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.