LA SELVA-BRAULIO CARRILLO MAMMALS 107 



Family Myrmecophagidae 



Cyclopes didactylus 

 Silky Anteater, Serafm de Platanar or Tapacara 



Silky anteaters are known from southern Mexico to northern South America 

 (Fig. 84). The subspecies Cyclopes didactylus dorsalis is found throughout the 

 tropical humid zone of Costa Rica up to about 1,500 m. 



Silky anteaters have been observed on 11 occasions at La Selva. As with the 

 sloths, we believe that they are present in the lower elevations of Parque Nacional 

 Braulio Carrillo. However, there are no records from Braulio Carrillo, probably 

 because they are difficult to observe. The biology of silky anteaters recently was 

 reviewed by Montgomery (1983b). 



