The silky anteaters are the smallest of all known anteaters and are also known as the pygmy anteater. It is a species of anteater in the genus Cyclopes, the only living genus in the family Cyclopedidae. This species can be found in southern Mexico, and Central and South America. Silky anteaters are nocturnal and arboreal, found in lowland rainforests with continuous canopy, where they can move to different places without the need to descend from trees.