Family

Silky Anteaters

Cyclopedidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 21 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderPilosa (Sloths and Anteaters)
FamilyCyclopedidae (Silky Anteaters)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Cyclopes didactylus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cyclopes ida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyclopes dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclopes thomasi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Silky Anteaters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~70%
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			~70%
2	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~10%
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
4	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Ida Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
8	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			~10%
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
	Northeastern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
18	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
19	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
20	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Thomas's Silky Anteater			Insufficient data
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Northern Silky Anteater			Insufficient data

Silky Anteaters

Species in this group

Northeastern Silky Anteater

Ida Silky Anteater

Northern Silky Anteater

Thomas's Silky Anteater

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Silky Anteaters

Parks Ranked