Allen's Olingo vs Sapele

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Meliaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Entandrophragma
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.