Allen's Olingo vs Indian-nut

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Arecaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Areca
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.