Allen's Olingo vs Lesser Featherwort

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Plagiochila
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Plagiochila porelloides

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Lesser Featherwort
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.

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.