Cyclopedidae

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Cyclopedidae is a family of small arboreal anteaters, commonly known as silky anteaters, native to Central and South American tropical forests.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cyclopedidae canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal family ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
belongsToClade Xenarthra ⓘ
bodySize small ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName dwarf anteaters ⓘ
silky anteaters ⓘ
conservationConcern habitat loss threat ⓘ
defenseBehavior clinging to branches and using claws ⓘ
diet insectivorous ⓘ
myrmecophagous ⓘ
distribution from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil ⓘ
ecologicalRole insect population control ⓘ
feedingBehavior uses long tongue to capture insects ⓘ
foundInBiome Neotropical rainforest ⓘ
geographicRange Neotropics ⓘ
linked to: Neotropical realm
habitat rainforests ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic elongated tongue ⓘ
reduced or absent teeth ⓘ
hasClaws strong curved claws ⓘ
hasFurType silky fur ⓘ
soft fur ⓘ
hasSensoryAdaptation good sense of smell ⓘ
hasTailType prehensile tail ⓘ
includesGenus Cyclopes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle arboreal ⓘ
livesIn forest canopy ⓘ
locomotion arboreal climbing ⓘ
slow climbing ⓘ
nativeTo Central America ⓘ
South America ⓘ
order Pilosa ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo Bradypodidae ⓘ
Myrmecophagidae ⓘ
reproduction viviparous ⓘ
shelter dense foliage ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ
suborder Vermilingua ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
typicalPrey ants ⓘ
termites ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xenarthra → hasLivingFamilies → Cyclopedidae ⓘ