Allen's Olingo vs Greater dodder

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Cuscuta
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.