Northeastern Silky Anteater
Cyclopes didactylus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
- FamilyCyclopedidae (Silky Anteaters)
- GenusCyclopes (Silky Anteaters)
- SpeciesCyclopes didactylus (Northeastern Silky Anteater)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northeastern Silky Anteater in Caroni Swamp?
About 72% of visitor-days record a Northeastern Silky Anteater sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northeastern Silky Anteater in Caroni Swamp?
March has the highest sighting rate for Northeastern Silky Anteater in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.