Cyclopes xinguensis
F. R. Miranda, Casali, Perini, F. A. Machado, & F. R. Santos, 2017
Xingu Silky Anteater
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Atlantogenata |
| Superorder | : Xenarthra |
| Order | : Pilosa |
| Suborder | : Vermilingua |
| Family | : Cyclopedidae |
| Genus | : Cyclopes |
Species status
Authority citation
Miranda, F.R., Casali, D. de M., Perini, F.A., Machado, F.A. and Santos, F.R. 2017-12-11. Taxonomic review of the genus Cyclopes Gray, 1821 (Xenarthra: Pilosa), with the revalidation and description of new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 183(3):687-721.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx079Original name as described
Cyclopes xinguensis
Type material
UFMG 4163
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Vitória do Xingu, Pará, Brazil (Usina Belo Monte) (03°17'12"S; 051°53'48"W)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
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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