Allen's Olingo vs Prickly Coontail

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Ceratophyllum
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.