It also described three new species of silky anteater. The other anteater is the silky anteater. Although the silky anteater is arboreal, "Palaeomyrmidon" lived on the ground. The silky anteater defecates once a day. The male silky anteater is an exception and helps to feed its young. Some authors suggest the silky anteater usually dwells in silk cotton trees (genus "Ceiba"). Its closest living relative is the silky anteater ("Cyclopes didactylus"). The silky anteater is a host of the acanthocephalan intestinal parasite "Gigantorhynchus echinodiscus".