Allen's Olingo vs long yam

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Dioscorea
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.