Allen's Olingo vs Mexican Flameknee

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Theraphosidae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Brachypelma
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Allen's Olingo and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Mexican Flameknee
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.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.