Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Northeastern Silky Anteater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyclopes dorsalis
- Nycticebus bengalensis — considered venomous
- Nycticebus menagensis — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Pilosa
- Family
- Cyclopedidae
- Genus
- Cyclopes
- Species
- Cyclopes didactylus
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