Cyclopes didactylus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Silky Anteater

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Atlantogenata
Superorder : Xenarthra
Order : Pilosa
Suborder : Vermilingua
Family : Cyclopedidae
Genus : Cyclopes

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033827

Original name as described

Myrmecophaga didactyla

Other common names

Silky Anteater

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:93175

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5f8eb5b3-fafb-444c-8dac-df1d5074fdda

Type locality

"America australi." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to Suriname.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Trinidad and Tobago · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

previously included C. catellus, C. dorsalis, C. ida, and the populations now attributed to C. rufus, C. thomasi, and C. xinguensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Miranda, F. R., Casali, D. M., Perini, F. A., Machado, F. A., & Santos, F. R. (2017). Taxonomic review of the genus Cyclopes Gray, 1821 (Xenarthra: Pilosa), with the revalidation and description of new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlx079.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000436

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Myrmecophaga didactyla

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

didactylus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:93175

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=5f8eb5b3-fafb-444c-8dac-df1d5074fdda

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033827

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:90, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872887) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033424) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:ix, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130070) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Lesson (1827:315, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Cyclothurus didactyla

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

didactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

152

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cycloturas didactylus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

didactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306381

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:587, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Cyclopes didactylus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

didactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

354

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:354) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:87) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #6019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #6019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000436) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6019/47440020) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Cyclopes didactylus didactylus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

didactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Mirmecophaga Dydactyla

(Brongniart, 1792)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

dydactyla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45494949

Authority publication

Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris

Myrmecophaga monodactyla

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

monodactylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

105

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664125

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

myrmecophaga unicolor

(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

375 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521819

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Cyclothurus fulvus

(Macalister, 1875)

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

fulvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

492

Authority publication

The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy

Cyclopes didactylus melini

Lönnberg, 1928

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

melini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

15

Authority publication

Arkiv för Zoologi

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9680)

Cyclopes pygmaeus

T. W. M. Cameron, 1939

Family

Cyclopedidae

Root name

pygmaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

249

Authority publication

Canadian Journal of Research

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