Allen's Olingo vs Spring vetch

Bassaricyon alleni compared with Vicia lathyroides

Key Differences

• Allen's Olingo is Least Concern while Spring vetch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen's Olingo	Spring vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Procyonidae (Raccoons)	Fabaceae
Genus	Bassaricyon	Vicia
Species	Bassaricyon alleni	Vicia lathyroides

Conservation Status

Allen's Olingo

LC — Least Concern

Spring vetch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen's Olingo	Spring vetch
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.

Spring vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.