Least ConcernCommon Opossum
Didelphis marsupialis
Mammals · Pilosa · Cyclopedidae
Cyclopes didactylus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The pygmy anteater, golden anteater or silky anteater is a species of anteater. It was formerly regarded as the only species in the genus Cyclopes, native to Central America and the Amazon rainforest, and belongs to the family Cyclopedidae. However, a genetic and morphological study published in 2017 established that this is one of seven species in the genus, native to territories in South America bounded by the Orinoco basin, the Rio Negro, the Amazon, the Xingu basin and the Atlantic coastal forests, between north-eastern Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas and Trinidad and Tobago.
Weight
150 g – 400 g
Size
16 cm – 21 cm
Life expectancy
5 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Cyclopes didactylus
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 35.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Silky Anteater — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about common silky anteater.