Allen's Olingo vs Fourstamen chickweed

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Cerastium diffusum

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Fourstamen chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Cerastium
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Cerastium diffusum

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Fourstamen chickweed
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.

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.