Allen's Olingo vs Awned Cyperus

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Cyperus squarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Awned Cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Cyperus
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Cyperus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Awned Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen's Olingo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Awned Cyperus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), Europe (Italy), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Allen's Olingo

The Allen's Olingo (Bassaricyon alleni) is a species in the genus Bassaricyon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Awned Cyperus

The Awned Cyperus (Cyperus squarrosus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo.