African Walnut vs Olinguito

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Olinguito
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Meliaceae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Lovoa	Bassaricyon
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Bassaricyon neblina

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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 Walnut

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