Allen's Olingo vs Floating Fern

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Salvinia
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.