Silky anteater

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q244043
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Silky anteater

Summary

Silky anteater is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,617 views/month, #1,361 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silky anteater's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Silky anteater is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Silky anteater's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Silky anteater is classified within Cyclopes[6].
  • Silky anteater's scientific name is Cyclopes didactylus[7].
  • Silky anteater's Commons category is recorded as Cyclopes didactylus[8].
  • Silky anteater's original combination is recorded as Myrmecophaga didactyla[9].
  • Silky anteater's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. didactylus'}[10].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy anteater'}[11].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Inti Pelejo'}[12].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serafín'}[13].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serafín del Platanar'}[14].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy Anteater'}[15].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silky Anteater'}[16].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergameisenbär'}[17].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mrówkojadek jedwabisty'}[18].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mrówkojadek'}[19].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mrówkojad karłowaty'}[20].
  • Silky anteater is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'mali mravljinčar'}[21].
  • Silky anteater's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[22].
  • Silky anteater's taxon range is recorded as Belém[23].

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Classification

Silky anteater's scientific name is Cyclopes didactylus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Cyclopes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy anteater'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Inti Pelejo'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serafín'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serafín del Platanar'}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silky Anteater'}[16], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergameisenbär'}[17].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 930132[24] and 47109[25]. Silky anteater's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 84074[26]. Silky anteater's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328520[27]. Silky anteater's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2436326[28]. Silky anteater's ITIS TSN is recorded as 624910[29].

Why It Matters

Silky anteater ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,617 views/month, #1,361 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Q140355365. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  27. [23] ↑ . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Enwebb · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn taxon id → 6019, 199899729
    Wikipedia title → Common silky anteater
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'az', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P627]]: 199899729, IUCN taxon ID + status ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/67efe3b45ec|details]])"
  2. 14w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pygmy anteater'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Inti Pelejo'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serafín'} +8
    Aliases → —
    Original combination → Myrmecophaga didactyla
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: mali mravljinčar"
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