Allen's Olingo vs Desert Thorn

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Solanaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Lycium
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Desert Thorn
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.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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

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.