Red silky anteater
(Redirected from Cyclopes rufus)
| Red silky anteater | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Family: | Cyclopedidae |
| Genus: | Cyclopes |
| Species: | C. rufus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopes rufus Miranda, Casali, Perini, Machado & Santos, 2018 | |
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| Cyclopes distribution C. rufus in red | |
The red silky anteater is a species of anteater found in the western Amazon Basin of Brazil and possibly in Peru and Bolivia.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Miranda, F.; Santos, P.; Aliaga-Rossel, E. (2025). "Cyclopes rufus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T199900391A199932098. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T199900391A199932098.en. Retrieved 29 September 2026.