Cyclopes thomasi, Miranda, Casali, Perini, Machado & Santos, 2017

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2018, Cyclopedidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 8 Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 99-102 : 101

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Thomas's Silky Anteater

Cyclopes thomasi

French: Myrmidon de Thomas / German: Thomas-Zwergameisenbér / Spanish: Oso hormiguero sedoso de Thomas

Taxonomy. Cyclopes thomas: Miranda et al., 2017 ,

“Porto Walter, Acre, Brazil.”

Specific name honors O. Thomas in recognition of his extensive contribution to mammalogy and specifically taxonomy of Cyclopes . Monotypic.

Distribution. W Amazon Basin, from Rio Jurua SW to Rio Ucayali region, in Pasco and Ucayali provinces (EC Peru); E limits are unknown but might not extend beyond Rio Madeira.

Descriptive notes. No specific data are available. Body color of Thomas's Silky Anteater is strikingly orange to reddish brown; legs and tail are gray. Dorsal stripe is absent. Ventral stripe is little developed and faint. Fronto-nasal region of skull is not depressed, giving a straight profile. External aperture of ear is directed anteriorly. Naso-maxillary sutures diverge proximally, with very short fronto-maxillary suture. Fronto-parietal suture is triangular, and pterygoid bone does not overlap tympanic bulla.

Habitat. Amazonian forests.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The [UCN Red List. It is necessary to evaluate conservation status of Thomas’s Silky Anteater because of recent taxonomic revisions, requiring clarification ofits distribution.

Bibliography. Miranda et al. (2017).

Figures

1. Central American Silky Anteater (Cyclopes dorsalis), 2. Common Silky Anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), 3. Rio Negro Silky Anteater (Cyclopes ida), 4. Thomas's Silky Anteater (Cyclopes thomasi), 5. Red Silky Anteater (Cyclopes rufus), 6. Xingu Silky Anteater (Cyclopes xinguensis), 7. Amboro Silky Anteater (Cyclopes catellus)

Distribution. W Amazon Basin, from Rio Jurua SW to Rio Ucayali region, in Pasco and Ucayali provinces (EC Peru); E limits are unknown but might not extend beyond Rio Madeira.