Allen's Olingo vs spiral ginger

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Costaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Costus
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	spiral ginger
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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.