Allen's Olingo vs Fox Potato

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Solanum lignicaule

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Fox Potato is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Fox Potato
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	Solanum
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Solanum lignicaule

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Fox Potato
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.

Fox Potato

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.