Cyclopes didactylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vermilingua
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Vermilingua

Familia: Cyclopedidae
Genus: Cyclopes
Species: Cyclopes didactylus

Name

Cyclopes didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Holotype: NRM (lost).
Neotype: FMNH 93175, adult ♀, skin and skull; coll. Harry A. Beatty in 29 September 1960, at the Kayser-Gebergte Airstrip. [designated by Miranda, Casali, Perini, Machado & Santos (2018: 701)]
Type locality: “America australi”, restricted to “Suriname” by Thomas (1911: 132); redesigned by neotype designation to “Suriname” by Miranda, Casali, Perini, Machado & Santos (2018: 701).

Combinations

Myrmecophaga didactyla Linnaeus, 1758: 35 [original combination]
Eurypterna didactyla: Gloger, 1841: 112 [subsequent combination]
Cyclothurus didactyla: Lesson, 1842: 152 [subsequent combination]
C[yclopes]. didactylus: Thomas, 1900 :302 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Cyclothurus fulvus Macalister, 1875: 492 [Nomen nudum]

Cyclopes didactylus melini Lönnberg, 1928: 15
- Holotype: NRM 14.
- Type locality: “S. Gabriel, Rio Negro”, Amazonas State, Brazil.

Cyclopes pygmaeus Cameron, 1939: 249 [Nomen nudum]

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Lönnberg, E. 1928. Notes on some South American edentates. Arkiv för Zoologi 20: 1–17.
Miranda, F.R., Casali, D.M., Perini, F.A., Machado, F.A. & Santos, F.R. 2018. Taxonomic review of the genus Cyclopes Gray, 1821 (Xenarthra: Pilosa), with the revalidation and description of new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 183(3): 687–721. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx079 Reference page.

Links

Miranda, F., Meritt, D.A., Tirira, D.G. & Arteaga, M. 2014. IUCN: Cyclopes didactylus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T6019A47440020. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T6019A47440020.en

Vernacular names

brezhoneg: Merienaer korr
català: Ós formiguer pigmeu
Deutsch: Zwergameisenbär
English: Silky Anteater
español: Hormiguero pigmeo
euskara: Cyclopes didactylus
suomi: Pikkumuurahaiskarhu
français: Myrmidon
עברית: דוב נמלים זוטי
magyar: Törpehangyász
italiano: Formichiere nano
日本語: ヒメアリクイ
한국어: 애기개미핥기
lietuvių: Nykštukinė skruzdėda
Nederlands: Dwergmiereneter
polski: Mrówkojadek
português do Brasil: tamanduaí
Runa Simi: Tapyapillan
русский: Карликовый муравьед
српски / srpski: Cyclopes didactylus
svenska: Silkesmyrslok
ไทย: ตัวกินมดซิลกี้, ตัวกินมดแคระ, ตัวกินมดขนนุ่ม
中文: 侏食蚁兽

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