Cyclopes dorsalis
(J. E. Gray, 1865)
Central American Silky Anteater
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Xenarthra |
| Order | : Pilosa |
| Suborder | : Vermilingua |
| Family | : Cyclopedidae |
| Genus | : Cyclopes |
Species status
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1865-10. Revision of the genera and species of entomophagous Edentata, founded on the examination of the specimens in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865(2):359-386.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28497340Original name as described
Cyclothurus dorsalis
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1865.5.18.14
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/666d7a84-62a4-4402-8559-80f0176b7b4fType locality
"Costa Rica."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Belize · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador
Taxonomy notes
split from C. didactylus
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
Not Evaluated
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