African Bean vs Olinguito

Faurea saligna compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Olinguito is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Proteaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Faurea	Bassaricyon
Species	Faurea saligna	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Olinguito
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.